Resources and publications

JUST US Volume 5: 2013 Federal Election special edition Justice Action was recently engaged in a nation wide enquiry into what efforts had been made to guarantee that all eligible prisoners and non-voluntary patients are able to vote in the upcoming election. Voting is a fundamental civil right for any citizen and nobody should be excluded from […]

Informing Voters Inside – JUST USThe NSW Election 2015 JUST US Vol. 6 publication has been distributed to prisons and hospitals ensuring those inside are informed voters. Included are statements by the major parties on criminal justice and mental health and an article by Corrective Services. Download JUST US is a publication by Justice Action that

NSW Prisons Commissioner Woodham in 2007 banned the Federal Election Special from NSW prisons. He refused to provide reasons for his decision, although 5 other states and territories accepted it without a problem. In November 2007, Tony Haque a member of JA and a former prisoner, took action before Justice Fullerton in the Supreme Court

Justice Action was recently engaged in a series of nation-wide enquiries with all of the States and Territories of Australia, to ascertain what efforts and structures had been made to guarantee that all eligible prisoners, forensic patients and involuntary patients had been enrolled to vote in the upcoming Federal Election on the 7th September, 2013.  The

Dear mental health consumer, re: New newspaper – your thoughts and experiences (read as pdf) This is a personal letter inviting you to add something to the latest edition of JUST US being put together now. It is a fun, entertaining and informative newspaper, and will have letters from people you might know. We invite

This article was published on NewMatilda.com by Patrick Wright. Prisoners Voted In the Dark Inmates in NSW were denied information about party policies and the state’s voting system in the lead up to last weekend’s election, writes Patrick Wright Prisoners’ right advocates have slammed two NSW government departments for policies that show “contempt” for prisoners. The departments