Latest News ICOPA (International Conference on Penal Abolition) Overview The Penal Abolition movement rejects the use of incarceration as a form of social control and community maintenance. Penal abolitionists challenge the current use of policing, courts and prisons to control populations as a means of solving social problems. The movement fights against the overlapping interests […]
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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LATEST NEWS “Eight Fingers and a Keyboard Short: Prisoners Locked Out of Learning” – Media Release April 16, 2025 Youth Justice Senate Inquiry Survey Progress Computers in cells NSW Phone Call Drastic Price Hikes Nairobi Declaration Principles Endorsed by ICPA Panel World Corrections and Prisons Conference Media Release – 24 May 2023 Nairobi Declaration for
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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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The lack of access to technology for juveniles in detention centres has been said to be a “significant shortfall” in relation to prisoner education. While all jurisdictions officially mention the importance of education for youth offenders in detention, no jurisdiction has implemented computers in cells that would allow it to effectively happen. But it is
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