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Prisoners’ Original Letters

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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COVID COURT CASE: THE HURDLES WE FACE

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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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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Northern Territory Juvenile Justice Exposure

Graphic footage aired on the ABC’s Four Corners Program has shed light on the brutal mistreatment of young boys in the juvenile justice system between 2010 and 2015. Detainees as young as thirteen were repeatedly stripped naked, thrown against walls, kneed and knocked to the ground, forcefully restrained, placed in solitary confinement for extended periods and sprayed

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