This report outlines the need for reforms to Tasmanian legislation around the indefinite detention of ‘dangerous criminals’.

While women still only make up a small percentage of the overall prison population, their rate of imprisonment is rocketing.

Disproportionate rates of Indigenous imprisonment are unfair, unsafe and unaffordable, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

Aim: To describe a simulation model of the NSW prison system and demonstrate its utility as a tool for examining the effects of changes to the criminal justice system that influence the number of prisoners in custody. Method: The model consists of four states (bail, remand, custody and parole) and a set of parameters governing...

Children and young people in Victoria’s youth justice centres are subjected to unacceptable levels of isolation and are routinely “locked down” due to staffing issues, a report by the Commission for Children and Young People tabled in Parliament today reveals. The report offers an unheard perspective on current issues in Victoria’s youth justice system. Its...