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Phone Call Drastic Price Hikes
The Guardian recently published an article exposing how in mid-June of this year, NSW Corrections drastically raised the cost of inmate phone calls from $0.30-0.40 to $2.60 for a 10 minute phone call. Citing “security concerns,” which they refuse to elaborate on. NSW Corrections suspended its service with Engine Numbers, the third-party phone call provider
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Nairobi Declaration Principles Endorsed by ICPA Panel
The Corrections Technology Conference in Adelaide, South Australia, was held by the International Corrections & Prisons Association (ICPA) – the world-leading professional body for corrections and prisons – from the 23rd-25th of May, 2023. Two Justice Action representatives attended the conference and presented the Nairobi Declaration for Detainee Telecommunication Rights to 300 delegates, asking for
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Finland Developments 2023
LATEST NEWSRISE Smart Prisons Presentation OVERVIEWFinland is a lead example in the successful implementation of computers in cells. RISE, the Finnish Criminal Sanctions Agency, is an organisation at the forefront of this movement. Recently, a Senior Specialist and Team Leader of the Safety, Security, and individual Coaching Team at RISE, Pia Puolakka, presented at the
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ACEA Conference
An Update on Computers in Cells 27 June 2024 The Australasian Corrections Education Association (ACEA) 15th Biennial International Conference 11-13th June 2024, addressed the importance of corrections education to empower prisoners during a time of technological advancements and global challenges. The theme of the conference was aimed at finding the best and most innovative approaches
Supreme Court Action on Behalf of Prisoners and Their Families
MEDIA RELEASE 6 October 2021 COVID Prisoner Release Court Challenge “A legal team has been assembled to call for the release of prisoners before the NSW Supreme Court this morning. This follows hundreds of infections, total lockdowns of all prisons and the refusal by Acting Commissioner Kevin Corcoran to release prisoners under the emergency legislation brought in last year for the purpose” said Justice
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Prisoners in high security prisons use internet tablets in cells for calls for the first time in Australia
For the first time in Australia, computer tablets are available in cells for prisoners to use for rehabilitation, communication, and education. Dillwynia Correctional Centre, John Morony Correctional Complex, and Clarence Correctional Centre are the first. The phone call capabilities of these tablets in cells has extended the otherwise strict call times, now allowing inmates to
Education
“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress.” – Kofi Annan LATEST NEWSRAND (Reports on the efficacy of prison education programs)Prisoner Public Education AttackedDenying Education to the Willing: The Jeffrey McKane StoryComputers in Cells Roundtable DIscussionPrison Education Public Forum FootagePrison Education Public Forum Summary Paper Providing education to people in prisons
Online Counselling in Prison Cells
LATEST NEWS Online Counselling In Prison CellsPrisons and Terrorism: Radicalisation and De-radicalisationCJC Prison Responses to Terrorism: Online De-radicalisation Proposal Counselling is an effective method of changing people’s behaviour. The use of computers in prisons is a fantastic means to facilitate counselling through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). CBT is derived from two different fields, cognitive theory and
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