Prison Visits without people Media release: August 11, 2025 On Sunday 27 July, the trial at Macquarie Correctional Centre Wellington replacing Sunday physical visits with video calls ended in failure. Prisoners and their families expressed their anger that the trial was said to have occurred in response to their desire to relieve the burden of […]
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On Saturday July 12, our team surveyed families of prisoners entering the Silverwater Correctional Complex regarding their opinions on the replacement of physical visits with video calls. The survey results revealed that nobody wanted to stop the physical visits. They were horrified! Our team passed out fliers, attached Leaflet. Macquarie Correctional Centre (Wellington) is running
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LATEST NEWSPrison Visits without people: Media release 11 August 2025Threat of Video Calls Replacing Physical Visits: 5 August 2025 Defence physical visits Silverwater Saturday July 12Prison visit lies July 2025 OVERVIEW For many incarcerated individuals, the opportunity to see a loved one, to hold a child’s hand, to hear a mother’s voice, or to laugh
“Corrective Services NSW’s statement that prisoners requested the ending of physical visits to replace them with video visits to ease the burden on their families is a lie. They are just trying to cut overtime.” “We call upon Corrective Services to permit the Australian Electoral Commission to conduct a plebiscite in Wellington prison, so that
The National Children’s Commissioner told the Youth Justice Senate Inquiry, “The most chilling thing was when the kids had no hope… no hope but moving to an adult jail.” Youth detainees requested to transform prison TV screens into interactive devices so that their voices can be heard. The 85% recidivism rate and $1 million a
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ABC Program on Palestinian Prisoners Update from Professor Macdonald, September 17, 2024 YouTube: ‘Rotten to the Core: Inside the Israeli and IDF System of Incarcerating Palestinians. This ABC program highlights some of the issues we have been raising about the imprisonment of Palestinians in Israeli prisons. Their treatment was bad before October 7, 2023, but
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Cody Ward has been trying to gain access to higher education while in prison and has documented his struggle in the following letter that was sent to Justice Action; the Director of Parliamentary and Executive Services at Corrective Services NSW; the Acting Commissioner of Corrective Services NSW; the NSW Ombudsman; the Minister for Corrections and
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In 2001, the Portuguese Parliament enacted Law No. 30 of November 29, 2000, which decriminalised drugs. The progressive reforms decriminalised the acquisition, possession and personal use of small quantities of all psychoactive drugs. The legislation defined a small quantity to be less than a 10-day supply for personal use. Importantly, distribution and supply of drugs
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Alcohol & Drug Information Service Phone (Sydney metro area): (02) 8382 1000 Phone (national hotline): 1800 250 015 WebChat (Available 24/7): www.yourroom.health.nsw.gov.au/webchat Local intake lines Each NSW Health local health district has a local central intake telephone line to connect people with alcohol and other drug services in that region. Albury Wodonga Health Network –