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Turkish Conference on Technology in Corrections

Hosted by the International Corrections & Prisons Association (ICPA)April 21-23, 2024 LATEST NEWS 2024 Conference Media ReleasePrison Insider TürkiyeMore on Turkey OVERVIEW  Technology in Prisons The International Corrections & Prisons Association (ICPA) organised a conference on ‘Digital Rehabilitation’ which was hosted by Turkey’s Direcorate of Prisons in Istanbul on 21-24 April. Link. The Community Justice Coalition

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Prisoners’ Original Letters

Latest NewsTechnical Response/not destroy mail May 2024 Geneva Convention Right to Original letter – March 2024 Inspector Criticises Practice – November 2023 Minister Questioned about Letters 8/11/23 Parliamentary Questions to Minister 01/03/24 Pre-COVID Intention to Remove Original Letters- May 2024 OverviewPrisoners have received original letters from their loved ones since the establishment of Australia as

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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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Covid Index

Latest News: Media Release April 2020 Coronavirus Must Not Enter PrisonPeople in Prison still in COVID-19 Lockdown, Lindsay Pearce, University of Melbourne, 2022 1. Infection Control The Guardian (25th Jan)-Emergency release powers in NSW prisons 2. Rights of an inmate/detained individuals The Saturday Paper (Feb 19-25)- Prisoners suffering under punitive COVID-19 measures The Saturday Paper

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