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'Jailing is failing': call for more diversion programs
When Tiffany St Clair first entered the NSW prison system on remand she was told...
Diphtheria cases linked to West Kimberley prison as outbreak continues to affect regional WA
Two diphtheria cases have been linked to West Kimberley Regional Prison in Derby...
Natasha Clark 28 May 2026
NSW prison failing Closing the Gap obligations on Indigenous incarceration, audit finds
Agencies overseeing prisoners in New South Wales have failed to implement formal...
Dechlan Brennan 12 Mar 2026
Exclusive: Families and Aboriginal Legal Service raise concerns over lockdowns at Hakea Prison
Eliana received a hurried phone call from her brother inside Hakea Prison in Per...
Natasha Clark 24 Feb 2026
Inspector slams 'degraded' and 'unacceptable' Broome prison which 'fails to meet basic standards'
Western Australia's Inspector of Custodial Services, Eamon Ryan, has slammed Bro...
Giovanni Torre 21 Jan 2026
Aboriginal legal service raises concerns following transfer of Indigenous youth from detention to adult prison

Two young Indigenous people have been transferred from youth detention to an adult prison facility in Tasmania, with concerns raised by the state's Aboriginal legal service.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Dec 30, 2025
New report: WA prisons' stark growth and limited program access undermines safety and rehabiliation

Western Australia's Inspector of Custodial Services has warned the massive increase in the state's prisoner population, understaffing and limited program access is undermining safety and security and...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 11, 2025
'Enough is enough' - Restorative justice service demands change following Aboriginal woman’s death in custody

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following story contains the name and image of a person who has died. An Aboriginal restorative justice service has called for ur...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Nov 4, 2025
'A loving and vibrant individual’: Family speaks out following death in custody

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following story contains the name and image of a person who has died. The family of an Aboriginal woman who died in custody in Ta...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Oct 30, 2025
'Prolonged shortages' of key staff 'compromise wellbeing and rehabilitation' in WA prisons, new report reveals

Western Australia's prison system has "prolonged shortages" of non-custodial staff in the areas of health, mental health, rehabilitation, and reintegration which have caused delays in health assessmen...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 21, 2025
Another young Indigenous man dies in WA's notorious Hakea prison

A young Aboriginal man has died in Western Australia's Hakea prison. The man, aged 30, was found unresponsive just before 4pm on Friday. The WA Department of Justice said prison staff including medica...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 4, 2025
38-year-old Aboriginal man dies in WA's Hakea Prison

A 38-year-old Aboriginal man has died in Hakea Prison in Western Australia. The man was found unresponsive in a single occupancy cell Wednesday night just after 10pm.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 14, 2025
Exclusive: Family of Noongar man who died in custody two weeks after cancer diagnosis calls for prison reforms

This report contains the name and image of a person who has died. Noongar man Darryl Patrick Riley died in custody, aged 52, on 30 July - two weeks after being diagnosed with cancer.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 6, 2025
Aboriginal man dies in custody after "medical episode" at Albany Regional Prison

A 52-year-old Aboriginal man died at Albany Health Campus in the early hours of Wednesday morning, having been transferred from Albany Regional Prison to the hospital.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 31, 2025
Aboriginal advocates fight to free prisoner from long-term solitary confinement

Serious concerns have been raised for the wellbeing of an Indigenous man that has been in solitary confinement at a South Australian prison for more than two years.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 30, 2025
'Rehabilitation is simply not happening' - Inspector urges inquiry into 'unacceptable' WA prison

Western Australia's Inspector of Custodial Services has called for an inquiry into the "entirely unacceptable" conditions at Hakea Prison. On Tuesday Inspector Eamon Ryan released the report for the 2...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 22, 2025
Not even allowed to shower: NT Government under fire as watch house overcrowding reaches crisis point

Experts and advocates have issued urgent warnings over escalating overcrowding in Northern Territory prisons, as more than 70 correctional prisoners are reportedly being held in the Palmerston police...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 17, 2025
Aboriginal service commends changes to Tasmanian prisoner voting rights

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service has commended efforts to enable prisoners to vote in the state's upcoming election. The move will see eligible prisoners able to vote in a Tasmanian House of Ass...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 8, 2025
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