Prison
Breaking the cycle of juvenille detention
In 2007 after a gang of Aboriginal Australians were blamed for a series of crimes, the South Australian Rann Government......
Why we should be investing in the community instead of prisons
When a person is convicted of a crime, the most accepted form of punishment is a prison sentence. But a......
How do we reduce Indigenous incarceration in Australia?
Indigenous adults are 13 times more likely to be imprisoned than non Indigenous people, while Indigenous youths are 28 times......
Juvenile Detention Report
When you go to sleep tonight, chances are you’ll be nicely tucked up in your own bed, unlike over 1000......
Underage and in jail
The 14-year-old boy arrested in Bali for possession of cannabis will be released next week after spending months in jail.......
Too young to be in gaol
The Australian Government today dropped people smuggling charges against a 15-year-old Indonesian boy, after lawyers travelled to his village to......
Too many Indigenous youth in the criminal justice system condemned
2011 Legal Justice Award recipient John Mackenzie has condemned the lack of action on Aboriginal deaths in custody, saying that......
Indonesian youth being locked up in Australian adult prisons
Indonesians as young as thirteen are being housed in Australian adult prisons according to human rights activists....
South Australian prisons approaching full capacity
South Australian prisons are at bursting point, with the average number of inmates detained rising by 28 percent over the......
Childrens rights… in prison.
Children shouldn’t be in prison, right? In Nepal, the government has no responsibility for the children of prisoners, so they......