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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3 November 2023 See the full article here. The NSW Government will be reversing the privatisation of NSW jails after 30 years – starting with Junee Correctional Centre, and Parklea to follow. The government confirms that the current Junee prison contract with the US will not be renewed after 2025. Minister for Corrections Anoulack Chanthivong
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On Monday, 16 October 2023, Four Corners aired an episode (‘Trapped’) which revealed allegations of the torture and mistreatment experienced by people in prison with disabilities and mental illness. These people are locked up for an indefinite period of time by the state. In the most extreme circumstances, they are locked up for years in
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The UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) will be visiting Australia for 12 days from 16 Oct 2022 – 27 Oct 2022. The visit will focus on the delayed reaction by the Australian government to implement the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture
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Music in Prisons Paper This paper discusses the benefits that music programs have on the wellness of prisoners. These programs give inmates a chance to show persistence, creativity and flexibility. These are all values that are consistent with stability for inside and outside of prison. Innovative thinking is required to lower the prison population and
Many people return to prison after having completed a sentence. They are released and then go on to reoffend. This represents a structural failure of the justice system to create law abiding citizens and a safer community. Imprisonment itself is identified as a cause of crime rather than a solution. Justice Action has been working
On March 14th 2022, Justice Action received correspondence from Senior Solicitor Tom Allchurch, on behalf of the Commissioner of Corrective Services, regarding the ongoing proceedings pertaining to the Supreme Court case of COVID-19 in NSW prisons. The Commissioner of Corrective Services has labelled the proceedings as ‘untenable and nugatory’ due to two reasons. Firstly, the Court
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Correction centres included: Bathurst Correctional Centre Cessnock Correctional Centre Clarence Correctional Centre Dillwynia Correctional Centre Geoffrey Pearce Correctional Centre Goulburn correctional centre Junee CC Kirkconnell correctional centre Long Bay Correctional Complex Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre (MRRC) Mid North Coast Correctional Centre Parklea Shortland Silverwater South Coast Correctional Centre Unknown Contact issues [Name Redacted] Inmates
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There has been a dramatic increase in Australia’s prison population in the last two decades despite falling crime rates. This is not a result of a growing population or more men and women turning to crime, but rather tougher laws, enhanced policing, and the failures of imprisonment. Data shows that individuals who are sentenced to
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