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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OVERVIEWAbout 400 activists, academics and ex-prisoners participated in the ICOPA 18 conference based at Birkbeck campus of the University of London. It was hosted by the Department of Criminology Birkbeck University of London, Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative, the Open University, and the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. Other participating organisations were the Action
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Eighth International Conference on Penal Abolition18-21 February 1997 Auckland New Zealand / Aotearoa The following index presents the title and author of the papers presented at the conference. A printed publication is available and also a 15-minute video in PAL or NTSC formats in May 97. Contact Justice Action for details. ICOPA – VIII Eighth
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The International Conference on Penal Abolition written by the late Ruth Morris. Rittenhouse, Canada 1997 The modern abolition movement has roots in European criminologists promoting abolition, and American (mostly Quaker) abolitionists. Fay Honey Knopp’s group in the USA produced a landmark book called Instead of Prisons. This group and this book helped infect Canadians with the
Latest News Prisoner Education Survey Report 01/10/2024 Internet & prison education in WA Employment Resource List & Media Release ACEA Conference Denying Education to the Willing: The Jeffrey McKane Story RAND (Reports on the efficacy of prison education programs) Human Right to Education Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares that education
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Prisoners right of possession is fundamental to their entitlement for respect. To tell their stories, express themselves in art and be paid for their creation is a basic human right. To be denied that is to abuse the power of punishment and to render the prisoner the status of slave. Download paper PRISONERS RIGHT OF
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Art in Prison is a project that documents the history of Prison Art as a genre and exploring its impact as an effective therapeutic and rehabilitative tool that offers a form of communication that transcends narrow perceptions. Including creations by prisoners and contributions from the justice community, the Art in Prison Report intends to stimulate discussions around
Earning Early Release Punishment for The Past, Training for The Future Draft Paper 29.06.2012 download here Prisoners expressed that they felt helpless awaiting the end of their sentence, suggesting remission as an incentive for self-improvement and to successfully re-enter the community.
OVERVIEW What is ICOPA? The International Conference on Penal Abolition (ICOPA) is bi-annual global gathering of a variety of people around the world including academics, activists, practitioners and people who are currently or were previously imprisoned. The conference encourages a dialogue for new ideas to work towards the abolition of imprisonment and the penal system.Click here for