Prison
Indigenous woman imprisoned without conviction, what went wrong
Rosie Fulton is a 24 year old indigenous woman from Western Australia. Nearly two years ago a magistrate found her......
Mental illness a further barrier to reintegration: report
A survey of over 1300 prisoners in Queensland shows those with mental disorders face further challenges reintegrating into society than......
How do we keep rates of Indigenous imprisonment down?
Rates of Indigenous imprisonment have soared despite sweeping reforms by the Keating government following the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal......
Youth incarceration rates on the rise
Most of us think back fondly on our childhoods, but what if yours was spent behind bars? It’s meant to......
Research to explore links between foetal alcohol and gaol
Newly funded research in WA will look at whether there is a link between foetal alcohol syndrome and the increasing......
Aboriginal people with disabilities locked up in our prisons
People with Disabilities is the National Peak Body for Australians living with a disability. They’ve stepped in to run a......
A new way of tackling Aboriginal incarceration
Aboriginal leaders are calling for the Federal Government to adopt new justice targets. They claim that increasing the aboriginal educational......
Good housing keeps people out of gaol
Last week’s Closing the Gap figures highlighted the complete lack of success of programs and laws designed to lower the......
Qld prisoners now outnumber prison beds
Overcrowding is quickly becoming an issue in Queensland prisons. According to data from the Corrective Services Department, the number of......
Mandatory sentencing invites influx of Aboriginal incarceration
The recent lockout laws introduced by Barry O’Farrell will see a crackdown on alcohol fuelled violence in NSW. As part......