Prisoner release support
Alternative labels
Post-prison release
Pre-release programs for prisoners
After-prison support
Reintegration support
Pre-release support
Report
Rehabilitating and reintegrating prisoners
This report assesses how effectively Queensland Corrective Services plans for and facilitates the rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners in custody. It finds a more effective delivery model for case management is needed and makes five recommendations for improvement.
Report
Ravenhall Correctional Centre: rehabilitating and reintegrating prisoners – Part 2
Rehabilitating and reintegrating prisoners is critical for improving community safety and reducing the high cost of running prisons. Ravenhall Correctional Centre, a private prison in Victoria, offers a unique model for reducing reoffending. This audit finds Ravenhall's overall results for reducing reoffending fall short of performance targets and is similar to other Victorian adult male...
Report
Victim-survivors' perspectives on post-custodial measures for people with convictions for sexual offending
This paper presents results from an Australian study that investigated the perspectives of victim-survivors about post-custodial measures for people with convictions for sexual offending (PCSOs). It addressed victim-survivors’ reasons for supporting or opposing a wide range of PCSO post-custodial measures. The study emphasises the importance of considering victim-survivor perspectives in shaping post-custodial interventions for PCSOs.
Evaluation
Evaluation of the Women’s SupPORT Pathways Project: final report
This report presents findings from the evaluation of the Women’s SupPORT Pathways Project, an initiative of the Law and Advocacy Centre for Women (LACW). This innovative program supports women involved in the justice system, or at risk of such involvement, to engage with community football clubs as a pathway to greater social connection and wellbeing.
Discussion paper
Conservative criminal justice policy: new directions and alternatives
Aiming to fill a void in Canada's national conversation, this discussion paper lays out the key planks of a credible, principled, ‘small-C’ conservative approach to criminal justice. The paper is structured as a series of proposals addressing the stages of criminal justice administration: police investigation, pre-trial and bail, the trial and sentencing.