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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April 20th 2024Professor John Macdonald Wikipedia says of him:“Israeli authorities have called Barghouti a terrorist, accusing him of directing numerous attacks, including suicide bombings, against civilian and military targets alike.[4] Barghouti was arrested by Israeli Defence Forces in 2002 in Ramallah. He was tried and convicted on charges of murder, and sentenced to five life sentences. Marwan Barghouti refused
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Youth Justice Senate Inquiry Report/Youth Justice 5th Australasian Youth Justice ConferenceStrengthening Connections: The Power of Relationships & Strong Service PartnershipsApril 16, 2024 Read the full report on the Youth Justice Conference here. Nowhere in Australia have youth justice authorities given children access to communication or information while they are isolated in cells. Youth are digital
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On the 15th of February 2023, Justice Action was invited to co-present with Legal Aid NSW at the sixth hearing of the NSW Senate Inquiry into equity, accessibillity and appropriate delivery of outpatient and community mental health care. Despite it being a pivotal opportunity to focus on desperately needed reform on coercive practices, Justice Action
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Latest NewsTechnical Response/not destroy mail May 2024 Geneva Convention Right to Original letter – March 2024 Inspector Criticises Practice – November 2023 Minister Questioned about Letters 8/11/23 Parliamentary Questions to Minister 01/03/24 Pre-COVID Intention to Remove Original Letters- May 2024 OverviewPrisoners have received original letters from their loved ones since the establishment of Australia as
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By John MacDonaldUpdated April 16, 2024 HEALTH OF PRISONERS WORLDWIDE:The following text draws on published documents and research. It also includes personal comments by myself, Professor John Macdonald, based on my experiences, having taught in Palestine (and sometimes visited Gaza) almost every year since 1994, as well as my experience at Western Sydney University where
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Blanket Photocopying Policy Raised at Budget Estimates Hearing At the Budget Estimates hearing on 1st March, 2024, MP Ms. Sue Higginson posed several questions to Acting Commissioner, Leon Taylor and Minister for Corrections, Analouk Chanthivong regarding the handling of prisoner mail by NSW Corrections. Ms. Higginson raised the findings in the report by the NSW
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The new bail amendments introduced in 2022 have altered the tests required to avoid remand while awaiting trial. Recent statistics released by BOSCAR outline the massive rise in remandees occupying the prison population. Justice Action spoke with ABC TV News to express concern about this issue. In December 2019, remandees made up 34% of the
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