Prison
Incarceration not the key to peaceful communities
With Indigenous youth 28 times more likely to end up in jail, a conference in Sydney today brought together different......
More on kids in custody
Following on from Tuesday’s report on findings by Mission Australia stating that imprisoning youth costs over $150, 000 a year,......
Keeping kids out of prison is the cheapest option
Research by charity group, Mission Australia has found that imprisoning youths in juvenile detention is 50 times more expensive than......
NZ considers prison privatisation – again
The National Coalition Government has proposed privatisation of NZ prisons following the defeat of Labour in 2008. It’s not the......
Young Offenders in Remand Dramatically Rises
The NSW State government, in an attempt to get tough on youth crime, amended the Bail Act in 2007. This......
Good health; the secret to lowering prison numbers
How can good health stop ex-prisoners re-offending? This is one of the many themes on the table for discussion at......
Could prison reform help our ailing economy?
The global economic crisis may lead to the abolishment of one of the United States most controversial punishments- the death......
Call to re-open deaths in custody case
This Saturday, February 14, marks the 5th anniversary of the death of TJ Hickey, an Aboriginal boy who was impaled......
Medicare for Prisoners
The Public Health Association of Australia recommends Medicare and PBS be made available to prisoners....
Prison officers to strike over proposed privatisation
NSW prison officers are planning to stop work from 10 tonight, in protest over speculation that the government will privatize......