Justice Action has been engaged in the area of reducing the risk of blood-borne diseases in prisons for well over 20 years, most recently advocating for Needle and Syringe Programs (NSPs) in a submission to the ACT Legislative Assembly’s Inquiry into the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021 and challenging the refusal of […]
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Latest News NSW Cannabis Inquiry Drug Summit 2024: Uniting Church Comments Overview Australia has about 43,000 people in prisons many of whom enter prison having poorer physical and mental health in comparison to the general population (1). Furthermore, a large proportion of these prisoners have a history of alcohol, drug use and dependence in addition
UPDATE: July 2nd 2024 by Professor Macdonald We know quite a lot about the number of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons (at least 8,000), many without any trial, held under “administrative detention.” What life is like for the prisoners we do not know very much. Recently a whistleblower who has worked in perhaps the worst
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Professor John Macdonald (Note from the author, John Macdonald: I find it difficult to write these short pieces on prisoners in Palestine; it is a very painful subject. I feel, because I have “been” for a short time almost every year since 1994 in Palestine and Gaza that I, though not an expert, am at
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Professor John MacDonald Researchers: The research team of the Institute of Community and Public Health (ICPH) of Birzeit University, Palestine, the Occupied Territories Endorsement: See attached letter from Professor Rita Giacaman of the Institute Background to the research: The health and well-being of all prisoners, not least of Palestinians in Israeli jails, is an issue
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Paper Chained International From 3 – 31 May 2024 At Boom Gate Gallery, opening hours: 9am to 3pm, Thursday to Sunday, or by appointment. Showcasing prisoners’ art from Correctional Centres around the world Paper chained International Art is currently on exhibition at Sydney’s Boom Gate Gallery. Transcending narrow perceptions, Prison Art is a growing art
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What About Sal? is an Aussie charmer: a film about choices, empowerment, love and belonging. It is whimsical and heartfelt, both real and aspirational. Contemporary issues are faced head on, focussed on the right to choose how to live – even when burdened with a disability. Essentially, this is a feel good movie, taking us
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LATEST NEWS Turkish Conference on Technology in CorrectionsPrison Insider Türkiye OVERVIEW A report by Prison Insider has revealed Türkiye has the highest incarceration rate and the largest prison population of all Council of Europe member States as of 2024. Türkiye ratified the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT)
Professor John MacdonaldApril 24th, 2024 Hebron, a city in the south of Palestine, with a population of about 250,000 people needs to be seen to be believed even after visiting several times before October (literally, I had heard of the situation of Hebron, but until I saw for myself, I would not have believed it).
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