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April 2025

'Failed to meet even the most basic requirements': Inhumane conditions flagged in remand prison
A coroner has agreed that Hakea Prison in WA is not fit-for-purpose, with the state's watchdog finding widespread human rights abuses at the centre.
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Denham Sadler
‘Significant shortfalls’ in prison crisis care
A report by the WA prison inspector has shone a light on the failing mental health care in the state’s jails, with ‘significant shortfalls’ in staffing…
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Denham Sadler
Why OPCAT is so important
Proactive inspections by the Ombudsman of the makeshift detention areas on boats used by the ADF show why OPCAT is so important in preventing human…
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Denham Sadler
Australia’s ‘worst prison’ not closing anytime soon
Broome Regional Prison was found to be not fit for purpose and “inhumane” more than 20 years ago, with a recommendation it be shut down. It’s still…
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Denham Sadler

March 2025

Budget ignores OPCAT entirely as funding offer expires
With an offer of one-off funding to the states and territories to implement obligations under a UN anti-torture agreement expiring late last year, OPCAT…
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Denham Sadler
An incomplete patchwork with no funding: Australia still in breach of OPCAT obligations
No jurisdiction is fully compliant with their OPCAT obligations, despite Australia ratifying the anti-torture agreement more than seven years ago.
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Denham Sadler
Australia goes backwards on First Nations justice
The disproportionate incarceration of First Nations people is getting worse despite governments at all levels committing to change.
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Denham Sadler
Parklea to return to public hands as tide turns against private prisons
A series of privately-run prisons have been returned to public hands across Australia in recent years, with six to be left by next year.
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Denham Sadler
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