Prisons

Justice Reform Initiatives

Contents Restorative Justice Norwegian Transformation Overview Justice Action has prepared a package of four research papers to change the culture of imprisonment. They represent a new paradigm of prisoner responsibility and empowerment dealing with the issues of recidivism and safe resettlement in the community. They propose that time in prison becomes a period of active […]

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Failures of Imprisonment

‘The huge expenditure of public funds, however, is contrary to a large body of evidence showing that prisons are an ineffective mechanism to reducing offending in the community – it amounts to double that spent on building new schools, yet recidivism in NSW is the worst of all states.’ Click here to learn more. Contents What

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What is Prison About?

Nordic Prisons less crowded, less punitive, better staffed Prison itself is not a modern idea. Putting people under lock and key, throwing them into the Tower of London, the Bastille in Paris, the Peter and Paul Fortress in St Petersburg, into dungeons underneath big castles or into small lock-ups or bridewells in towns and cities

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The juvenile justice system

The Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) manages young offenders by means of supervision within the community or within Juvenile Justice Centres under remand or control (sentenced) orders. Under the Children’s (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 and associated legislation, young offenders are defined as aged between 10 and 18 years. Depending on the security and risk level

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Computers in Cells

LATEST NEWSSurvey Progress Computers in cells NSWPhone Call Drastic Price HikesNairobi Declaration Principles Endorsed by ICPA PanelWorld Corrections and Prisons Conference Media Release – 24 May 2023 Nairobi Declaration for Detainee Telecommunications RightsFinland Developments – 2023Music in PrisonsArt in PrisonsUpdate Parliament – Nov 2021World First Media Release – Nov 2020Online Services in Cells ProposalComputers in Cells

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National Deaths in Custody Database Proposal

David Dungay was killed in the Long Bay Prison Hospital in 2015. He was held down onto his stomach by a six-member Immediate Action Team with knees on his back. His repetition of the words, “I can’t breathe,” echoes the cries of George Floyd and defines the callous approach taken by some authorities with coercive power. The

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