The data in this report are extracted from the Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) Offender Integrated Management System (OIMS) and the Juvenile Justice NSW (JJNSW) Client Information Management System (CIMS). The adult custody population figures include only those persons held in gazetted correctional centres managed by CSNSW. This includes: persons managed as forensic patients, persons held...

The case study discussed in this report was undertaken in 2014 and focuses on the learning experiences and aspirations of five inmates involved in the Berrimah Construction Services (BCS) program and of a further five who were not involved in this program or undertaking activities within the broader Sentenced to a Job initiative.

Compares medications taken by prisoners with people in the general community. Summary It is known that prisoners generally have poor health and complex health needs that are reflected in the number and types of medications they take. Less is known about how this medication use compares with people in the general community. This bulletin uses...

Describes the effectiveness of correctional education in improving post-release outcomes Abstract Using a longitudinal dataset of prisoners in Western Australia, this paper describes the effectiveness of correctional education in improving post-release outcomes. The report shows that the more classes completed by prisoners the lower the rate of re-incarceration and the less likely they are to...

As audio visual communication technologies are installed in prisons, these spaces of incarceration are networked with courtrooms and other non‐contiguous spaces, potentiallyfacilitating a process of permeability. Jurisdictions around the world are embracing video conferencing and the technology is becoming a major interface for prisoners’ interactionswith courts and legal advisers. In this paper, I draw on...