Prisons
Magistrate grants girl bail amid concern she would join dozens of children held in adult watch houses for weeks
Eoin Mac Giolla Ri in a separate case last month said children could be exposed to ‘drunk, abusive, psychotic’ detainees
Eden Gillespie
07, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM
Daniel Andrews rebuffs Greens ultimatum, saying he won’t be rushed on bail reform
Victorian government seeks to differentiate its treatment of alleged violent and non-violent offenders
Benita Kolovos
07, Feb, 2023 @5:08 AM
Teen had parole cancelled and was returned to detention after trying to kill himself, court hears
Lawyer argues revoking of parole should be considered mitigating factor in youth’s subsequent offending
Nino Bucci
02, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM
New Zealand PM welcomes change to Australia’s ‘corrosive’ deportation policy
Length of time someone has lived in Australia will be taken into account when considering whether to deport Kiwis who have been sentenced to a year or more in prison
Charlotte Graham-McLay and Henry Belot
01, Feb, 2023 @12:39 AM
Unsentenced prisoners make up a third of Australia’s prison population as bail refusals boom
Advocates urge overhaul of laws to ensure people aren’t needlessly funnelled into jail
Adeshola Ore
31, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
‘Complete, unmitigated disaster’: inquest into Veronica Nelson’s death urges overhaul of ‘discriminatory’ Victorian bail laws
Coroner refers prison health contractor to Director of Public Prosecutions over death in custody
Adeshola Ore
30, Jan, 2023 @4:04 AM
‘Without dignity’: how Veronica Nelson’s death exposed cruelty of Victoria’s bail laws
When coroner Simon McGregor hands down his findings on Monday the government is going to have no choice but to act
Benita Kolovos and Adeshola Ore
27, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
Australians urged to ditch ‘tough on crime’ mindset for youth justice as it does not work
As Queensland cracks down on young offenders, experts fear ill-informed public sentiment is influencing policy
Ben Smee
25, Jan, 2023 @1:00 AM
Pressure builds on Victoria to overhaul bail laws in response to Indigenous woman’s death on remand
Ahead of coroner handing down findings into death of Veronica Nelson, her partner says she ‘shouldn’t have been in jail’
Benita Kolovos
24, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM
Immigration detainee not given new food because maggots ‘just on the vegetables’, report finds
Advocates say ombudsman’s findings lay bare ‘inhumane’ treatment in Australia’s detention centres
Adeshola Ore
23, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
Australian researchers identify genes that cause sarcomas – as it happened
First genetic map to identify important genes that cause one of most common cancers in children. This blog is now closed
Caitlin Cassidy, Cait Kelly and Martin Farrer (earlier)
20, Jan, 2023 @7:38 AM
‘People before profits’: Victoria to ditch private health providers in women’s prisons
Corrections minister Enver Erdogan to confirm transition to public services, in move welcomed by Indigenous advocates
Benita Kolovos
20, Jan, 2023 @12:05 AM
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