Sisters Inside
Politicians from across the political divide have heard about the hurdles and difficulties facing women in prison across Australia, with one speaker noting the prison industrial complex often targets...
The announcement of funding for an extra 350 beds across two prisons in South Australia has been criticised, with opponents arguing the investment will do nothing to reduce crime and should be diverte...
A Queensland Human Rights Commission report found women in prisons are not seeking medical treatment or having family visit in order to avoid "traumatic" and "completely ineffective" strip searches.
More than 180 human rights, Indigenous and legal groups have written an open letter to the Queensland government, condemning their decision to allow children to be housed in adult watch houses.
Debbie Kilroy, a human rights lawyer, and renowned activist and member of Sisters Inside continues to criticise Australia's excessive focus on punishment and exclusion, labeling it as an attachment to...
Justice organisation Sisters Inside will be speaking to the Cairns Regional Council Wednesday, 19 April, encouraging it to support community-led solutions to ensure the safety of Cairns' children, rat...
The Queensland government's controversial youth crime laws which passed the state's parliament last week have been criticised by legal and human rights groups as "disappointing" and "dangerous".
Sisters Inside ambassadors Debbie Kilroy, Ruby Wharton and Neta-Rie Mabo say the factors driving youth crime in Queensland are preventable and urged the Palaszczuk government to listen to their End To...
An Indigenous woman who died in custody on Christmas Eve, three days after collapsing at Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison, suffered severe migraines for weeks before she was taken to hospital, her partner...
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