Prisons

Health

Latest News COVID-19: Prisoner’s Plea for ReleasePrisoner’s COVID-19 Court ChallengePetition for Prisoner ReleasesOpen letter to Governments on COVID-19 The United States Establishes Powerful Precedent for Rates of COVID-19 in Prisons Contents Resources Coronavirus Must Not Enter Prisons Imprisoned Populations’ Vulnerability Risk to the Wider Community Proposal Justice Action Lobbying Commissioner of CSNSW on COVID-19 Consumers Ejected […]

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Prison Privatisation

Latest News NSW private prisons return to public sectorMedia Release: New Grafton Prison Opening (Clarence Corrections Centre)Media Release: Private Prison Serco takeover: Royal Commission callJunee Prison DeathGrafton Private PrisonThe Failure of Private Prisons in the US – August 2016Social Impact Bonds Critique 2016 Overview Privatisation refers to the transfer of ownership and management of prisons from

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Women in Prison

Latest News Expanding Berrima: women-only prisonEx-criminal Kat Armstrong Approved to Practise As Lawyer Overview Prison is not an isolated institution, it is part of a continuum in the control of women, whether by our lack of access to economic independence, violence, racism or specific laws that target women such as prostitution and social security. The society that

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International

LATEST NEWS Kenya: CURE Conference Pakistan: Juvenile Justice Systems Act Workshop Timor-Leste: Meeting with Consul-General  China: Hangzhou Prison Delegation Visit  China: Prison Delegation Visit  OVERVIEW To assist the work of Justice Action in the local community of Australia, and to promote criminal justice worldwide, we also study the prison conditions in other jurisdictions outside Australia. Recent

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Disability

Latest News Invitation to Human Rights Watch Event 07/02/2018 – “Australia: Abuses against Prisoners With Disabilities” Overview The treatement of prisoners with disabilites within the correctional and justice system is a pressing issue. A large propotion of the prison population has a form of a disability – either physical, or intellectual. This proportion is greater

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Rapid Build Prison Dormitories

LATEST NEWS: 31/01/2018 POP-UP PRISON OPENS IN CESSNOCK TO HELP DEAL WITH NSW PRISON OVERCROWDING 21/01/2018 ALP SPOKESMAN: ‘NEW SECURITY SYSTEMS PUT HEALTH AND WELFARE OF STAFF AT POTENTIAL RISK’ 15/12/2017 CALL TO POSTPONE 14/12/2017 LEGAL CHALLENGE TO OCCUPATION 14/12/2017 CHANNEL 7 EXCLUSIVE ACCESS 19/10/2016 ANALYSIS OF WELLINGTON & CESSNOCK DORMITORY PRISON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS

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