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Inspector calls for 'fit-for-purpose' remand facility as women’s prison faces ‘significant and sustained pressure’
Western Australia's Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services has tabled its...
Giovanni Torre 20 Oct 2026
'Right path': Diverting Pasifika youth away from jail
In and out of jail for half of his young life, Chris quickly learnt to have eyes...
Farid Farid 19 Oct 2026
Aboriginal legal service questions $30 million spend on prison staff overtime
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service says it is not surprised by figures relea...
Callan Morse 6 Oct 2026
Advocates urge federal parliament to pass Thorpe bill to abolish shackling during childbirth
The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls h...
Giovanni Torre 9 Sep 2026
'Roebourne is not a fit prison for Aboriginal women' expert warns after inspector's report raises concerns
Western Australia's Inspector of Custodial Services has raised concerns about th...
Giovanni Torre 12 Aug 2026
Prison report confirms 'system is in crisis'

The latest report on Western Australia's Casuarina Prison reveals a system in crisis, advocates say. Key points: The latest Inspector of Custodial Services report found Casuarina Prison is overcrowde...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 17, 2026
Problems plaguing WA’s Casuarina Prison have ‘persisted and intensified’ – new report

Western Australia's Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services has tabled its latest inspection report on Casuarina Prison, identifying ongoing and increasing pressures at the state's largest corre...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 16, 2026
Aboriginal woman pepper-sprayed during self-harm incident in ACT prison

Warning: This article contains content that may be distressing to some readers, including descriptions of self-harm and suicidal ideation. An Aboriginal woman with a history of trauma and mental healt...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 10, 2026
Indigenous man dies at WA prison

An Indigenous man has died while in custody at Western Australia's Casuarina Prison. The Department of Justice Western Australia said the 29-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell on Thursday...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 5, 2026
'Jailing is failing': call for more diversion programs

When Tiffany St Clair first entered the NSW prison system on remand she was told by a guard to "treat it as a holiday" and "sleep through it".

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 over the past two months, as health authorities grapple with an outbreak affecting parts of regional Western Australia.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 28, 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 partnerships, shared decision-making and a healing framework, despite these measures being required under Closing the G...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 12, 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 Perth — Western Australia's largest remand facility — on Monday, February 16.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Feb 24, 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 Broome Regional Prison as "unfit for purpose", noting "unacceptable conditions that fail to meet basic standards" at the fa...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 21, 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
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