August 6, 2019 Australia: mums in prison or whose babies are in care need breastfeeding support too News Oceania Australia Australian women want to breastfeed but many struggle. And the most disadvantaged face the biggest challenges.
July 29, 2019 Australia: juvenile prison guards strip searches cause mental health problems, former inmates claim News Oceania Health Mental health Australia Children as young as 10 years old are being routinely strip searched in juvenile detention in NSW with minimal or no contraband found, according to new data.
July 5, 2019 Australia: Queensland government accepts prison overhaul after scathing report News Oceania Australia The Queensland government has agreed to support 33 recommendations from a scathing report that found the state’s prison system was rife with overcrowding and corruption.
July 1, 2019 Australia: the biggest and most expensive jail sparks concerns in Grafton News Oceania Australia Australia’s biggest and most expensive jail is being built near the New South Wales north coast town of Grafton, and locals are increasingly worried about the impact it will have on their region.
June 20, 2019 Australia: Sydney PC assembler using prison labour News Oceania Australia An unidentified PC assembly company is using inmates at a Sydney prison to build some of its products.
June 20, 2019 Australia: "I just need it to end" Testimonial Oceania Australia Ralph is a British citizen detained in a prison farm, in Kernet. He has been incarcerated for more than six years and is about to be released. He tells Prison Insider how a regular day goes by in prison.
June 17, 2019 Australia: Aboriginal man dies in custody days after jail was told he was suicidal News Oceania Suicide Australia An Aboriginal man has died in a Western Australian prison just days after his mother reportedly called the jail to warn that he was suicidal.
June 13, 2019 Australia: Canberra's prison applied dress standards to visitors which could breach the Discrimination Act News Oceania Social ties Australia The ACT Human Rights Commission is seeking clarification about the dress standards imposed on visitors at Canberra’s jail which included a ban on swimsuits, tight-fitting clothing and skirts shorter than mid-thigh.
May 16, 2019 Australia: babies and toddlers are living with their mums in prison, we need to look after them better News Oceania Australia Women are going to prison at a higher rate than ever in Australia. Our tough sentencing policies sent women to prison at twice the rate of England and Wales in 2018.
December 31, 2018 Australia: call for air-conditioners in 'inhumane' cells after outback heatwave triggers prison riot News Oceania Material conditions Australia Prisoners forced to live in cells during a scorching Red Centre heatwave should be allowed access to air-conditioning as a human right, a Territory union leader says.
December 20, 2018 Australia: why are our prisons full of domestic violence victims? News Oceania Violence Australia The number of women in prison is continuing to soar, new data shows. But advocates warn we can’t arrest the increase until we start properly addressing domestic abuse, which affects an overwhelming majority of women behind bars.
December 15, 2018 Australia: Marie Triller, la prison de Fremantle News Oceania Australia This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
December 14, 2018 Australia: Queensland prison guards giving inmates drugs and weapons, damning report finds News Oceania Drugs Australia Watchdog says systems meant to detect and deal with corruption are not working. A damning new report shows corruption is alive and well in Queensland’s prison system, with guards hooking up with inmates and supplying them with booze, drugs and even weapons.
November 5, 2018 Australia: Inside one of most productive prisons and the program turning inmates' lives around News Oceania Australia Walking into the Cadell low-security prison north-east of Adelaide, visitors instantly notice the atmosphere is unlike the usual grim portrayal of life in custody. Instead, there is a great sense of hope.
October 16, 2018 Australia: Canberra prison close to capacity News Oceania Overcrowding Australia Canberra prison is bursting at the seams, as a spike in male inmates stretches the jail’s population to record levels. A total of 507 prisoners were locked up at Alexander Maconochie Centre on June 19 and 25 this year, four inmates shy of capacity. The jail had an average daily population of 474 de…
September 17, 2018 Australia: plea from 35 groups for action on Indigenous Australians in prison News Oceania Australia A coalition of more than 35 human rights, justice and community organisations have written to the Australian government pleading for action on the rising numbers of Indigenous people in prisons.
September 6, 2018 Australia: female prisoner dies in Brisbane prison News Women Oceania Australia A 51-year-old female prisoner died at Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre in the early hours of Thursday morning.
August 7, 2018 Australia: prisoner violence at record levels, cell 'double ups' a major contributor, commissioner admits News Oceania Violence Australia Violence in the Queensland prison system has reached a new high, with almost 3,000 jailhouse assaults recorded last financial year.
July 25, 2018 Western Australia prison escape prompts warnings for residents to lock doors News Oceania Australia Five inmates on the run and another five captured after breakout at Greenough prison.
December 20, 2017 Australia: justice for sale! The real cost of going to jail News Oceania Australia The Victorian Government has announced it will spend $345 million over three years on almost 500 new cells to deal with the state’s overcrowded jail system and increasing prison population. True Crime News Weekly correspondent Gary Johnston wonders whether throwing hundreds of millions of dollars i…
December 6, 2017 Australia: why it’s so hard to start a new life after prison News Oceania Australia For many former prisoners, getting out of jail is the first step in a long and difficult journey of ‘starting afresh’.
November 17, 2017 Australie : les enfants aborigènes victimes d'abus inhumains en prison News Oceania Torture Australia This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
September 19, 2017 Australia: Alexander Maconochie centre moves to automated methadone dosing News Oceania Australia Iris recognition is now being used to help give inmates the right dose of methadone in Canberra’s jail.
August 23, 2017 Australia: 'extraordinary overcrowding' at Alice Springs women's jail, investigation finds News Women Oceania Overcrowding Australia A new investigation into living conditions at the Alice Springs Women’s Correctional Facility (ASWCF) has found overcrowding has led to “at-risk” women being transferred to the men’s prison.
