Debbie Kilroy
News that 780 children in Queensland's residential care system have left placements and are now "self-placing" in unknown locations has sparked an emergency audit — but advocates say the situati...
Plans to arm Northern Territory public safety officers have been condemned as a "deeply irresponsible escalation" which risks lives, especially those of vulnerable and Aboriginal people.
The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls has supported the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre's calls for the notorious Ashley Youth Detention Centre to be closed.
First Nations children as young as ten could face life in prison for non-violent offences under the latest "punitive" amendment to Queensland's "adult crime, adult time" laws.
The Queensland government has extended funding for the Caboolture Watchhouse to house children until the end of next year, despite ongoing criticism of its suitability to house juveniles.
The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls condemned the Queensland government's "ongoing failure" to address the escalating crisis of deaths in custody on Monday...
Better healthcare in the prison system, including allowing prisoners to access the Medicare, National Disability Insurance Scheme and PBS, are all urgently needed, Senator Lidia Thorpe says.
The treatment of inmates in Northern Territory prisons is a "national crisis," according to a leading justice organisation. There has been criticism levelled at the Territory's carceral system, with d...
The Minister for Indigenous Australians says information from communities suggests the Northern Territory government is not working with First Nations organisations regarding prisoner movements away f...
Parliamentary questions from Greens MP Brad Pettitt have exposed a grim picture of overcrowding in Western Australia's prisons. Responses to inquiries from Dr Pettitt revealed 62 prisoners at Hakea&md...
Youth advocates have criticised a $50 million election pledge by the Queensland opposition where "wayward" teens could be sent away to special "reset" programs.
A report outlining the use of isolation practices by New South Wales prison staff - disproportionately impacting Indigenous people - has been criticised as "cruel and inhumane".
Justice advocate group the National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls has called on South Australia Attorney-General to talk - and listen - to the children in youth det...