Ongoing deaths in custody have provoked increased tensions across Australia in response to both international and domestic events. The lack of cohesive, mandatory training across all states and jurisdictions partnered with a lack of transparency with the public by corrective services has meant there is little clarity regarding the utility of current policy. Furthermore, there […]
On December 29 2015, David Dungay Jr died in Sydney’s Long Bay Prison Hospital after being violently manouvered by corrective service officers, held face down and sedated because he refused to stop eating a rice cracker. Today, the coroner’s findings and Recommendations into the death of David were revealed. Outside the NSW State Coroner’s Court at Lidcombe
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Anticipation for Coroner’s Findings November 22nd 2019 Below is: * what the family wants from the Coroner* what is likely to happen* next moves David’s family’s recommendations to the Coroner David Dungay’s family wants the prison officers and nurses who caused the death of their son will be held responsible. Their lawyers were the specialist
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NSW Coronial Inquest into David Dungay Day Five (last day) 08/03/19 Key Points: – Problems in Corrective Services NSW, for responsible officer was unable to demonstrate ‘best practice’ in training and operations regarding de-esculation, and the safe management of inmates. The officer failed to locate in the NSW current manual a prior Queensland Coroner’s
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Physical and Mental Health and Wellbeing Reducing Substance Abuse Reducing Recidivism Employment and Rehabilitation Personal Development and Self-expression Firstly, we believe that education will improve the wellbeing of the prisoner during their time incarcerated. Education carries enormous potential in simply providing a positive outlet
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In May 2016 the Minister for Corrections, David Elliott, and the Commissioner of Corrective Services NSW, Peter Severin, announced the ‘Better Prisons’ initiative, which would remove over 130 qualified teaching positions in NSW prisons. The proposal would see administrative clerks replace the senior education/education officers and outsource the provision of education to private providers. The proposal to privatise
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Latest News:Productivity Commission Report on Government Services 2017 Overview:Released on the 31st of January 2017, the Report on Government Services demonstrates the failure of the NSW corrections system. Firstly, NSW has the most time in cells of all Australian jurisdictions, where prisoners spend 17.5 hours inside their cell per day for secure facilities where most prisoners are held (Table
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