Why are more people than ever behind bars in Australia?
In Australia, more people are behind bars than ever, and the spending on prisons is up.…
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“Doing Time for Men’s Crime” report launches in parl...
The ‘Doing Time for Men’s Crimes’ report was launched in Parliament House this week, as part…
Prison Reform Advocates Call to Unlock Alternatives to Incarceration
Is Australia's prison system really working? According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, figures…
Indigenous incarceration rates surge despite police pledges
Justice advocates have condemned figures showing Indigenous incarceration rates soaring above non-Indigenous people, despite a pledge…
Paper Chained – Stories from the Heart by Prisoners
Image by Annamarie Reyes at Studio 1 2SER If you find yourself inside prison will you…
Daily life behind bars
There are some 42000 people in Australian jails. Brigit met and interviewed a young man who…
Former Prisoners Find Services Inaccessible
A recent study found that the services available to former inmates in Australia struggle to access…
More Women in Prison
In the last decade there has been a sixty percent increase in female prisoners all throughout…
Officers strike at one of Australia’s most violent prisons
Prison officers at NSW's Parklea Prison began a strike today set to last 48 hours regarding…
Systemic neglect accounts for Indigenous deaths in custody
A 51-year-old Indigenous man in Kowanyama, Far North Queensland died in custody last week. Inequalities in…
First International Prison Conference in Norway
Prison radio has transformed many lives around the world. This includes Dwayne Antojado who is now…
The Walama List – First Nations voices in District Courts
Image:Image courtesy of Andrii Yalanskyi via Shutterstock New pilot program, The Walama List, recently announced by…