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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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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A victim is someone who has suffered a loss, possibly having been harmed as a result of some accident, crime or other action. The loss they suffer may be physical, through some external injury to the body. The loss may also be mental or intellectual, perhaps through bullying or other verbal attack, or through a
Australian police and correctional services have a duty of care to all prisoners. This duty of care must ensure the safety of all prisoners, by ensuring their physical and mental health needs are met in a swift and effective manner to prevent harm to the individual or others. Tragic and preventable deaths in custody show
Individuals incarcerated within Australian correctional facilities often experience various physical and mental health issues. These issues can be exacerbated by the stress of incarceration. Prisoners must have access to services that will ensure they are able to improve and maintain their physical and mental wellbeing. These services can include, but are not limited to, mental
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