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December 2024

'Frustrating and heartbreaking': Prison letters are still being destroyed
All letters sent to those in NSW prisons are being photocopied and then shredded, and the state government has ignored a tech solution to the issue.
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The youth prison where hugs are banned
Canberra’s only youth prison has banned any physical contact during visits, with one boy having not been hugged by a family member for two years.
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The rising cost of living in prison
The price of basic goods and food in prison buy-ups is growing steadily with inflation but there is little if any increase in wages for people in…
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Denham Sadler

November 2024

Doing time for men’s crimes: How to reduce the number of women in prison
“If we started implementing small changes and put money into them, we would change the world - we’d reduce incarceration massively.”
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New report on women in prison launching next week
A new report on the women's incarceration crisis will be launched in Canberra next week.
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Victoria looks to trial Aboriginal community controlled prison healthcare
Based on a successful trial in Canberra, the Victorian government has revealed it is hoping to bring an Aboriginal community controlled health…
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Children with a parent in prison are ignored and unsupported
Governments around Australia have continually ignored calls for greater support to be provided to children with incarcerated parents, who are “largely…
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Inmates moved to prison 1500km away
The movement of female people in prison from Alice Springs to Darwin is nearly the same distance as moving someone from London to Rome.
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Denham Sadler

October 2024

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