Tag: Prisons and Punishment
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More support needed to break prison cycle
A prison conference in Hobart has heard that there needs to be more money, support and public understanding to break the cycle of reoffending.[MORE]
Govt urged to act on Indigenous youth detention rate
The National Children's and Youth Law Centre says the Federal Government must address the high detention rate for young Indigenous people.[MORE]
Suspended sentence for chainsaw chase
A Burnie man has been given a suspended sentence for chasing another man with an active chainsaw.[MORE]
Liberals vow to overhaul juvenile justice
The Liberal Party says its plan to overhaul the juvenile justice system will improve community safety.[MORE]
Indigenous lobby group rejects prisons plan
An Aboriginal lobby group based in Fitzroy Crossing says the Liberal Party should be looking at ways to reduce the Indigenous incarceration rate rather than pledging to build new prisons.[MORE]
Man jailed for underage sex with 'partner'
A north-west Tasmanian man has been jailed for four months for having sex with an underage girl who is now his partner. [MORE]
Attack on musician ends career: Court
A Hobart man will be sentenced later this week over a nightclub attack which left a successful musician with a brain injury. [MORE]
Juvenile justice supervision figure hits 4yr high
An Institute of Health and Welfare report has found that the number of young Australians being detained under juvenile justice supervision has reached a four-year-high.[MORE]
Youth detention falls in SA
The number of young offenders locked up in South Australia continues to decline.[MORE]
China dissident freed after 16 years in prison
One of China's longest-held political prisoners has been released after serving 16 years of a 20-year jail sentence for setting up an opposition party in defiance of a ban by ruling Communist authorities.[MORE]
DPP says evidence, not sympathy, determines charges
The Northern Territory's Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has hit back at the suggestion his office will accept lesser charges for Aboriginal men accused of killing their partners because of some kind of misplaced sympathy for the accused.[MORE]
NT man gets 2 life sentences for 'merciless flogging'
A Northern Territory man has been sentenced to two life terms in prison for the brutal rape and murder of his wife during a prolonged, drunken rage.[MORE]
Israel releases almost 200 Palestinian prisoners
Almost 200 Palestinian prisoners are heading home after being released by Israel in a goodwill gesture.[MORE]
Cleveland man jailed for ecstasy trafficking
The Supreme Court in Brisbane has heard that a 25-year-old man sold ecstasy to fund his own drug taking and nightclubbing lifestyle.[MORE]
More jail for inmate over brief escape
A prisoner who escaped custody briefly while under guard at the Royal Adelaide Hospital has been sentenced to two years and three months' jail.[MORE]
SA police smash prison drug ring
The Department of Correctional Services says a drug ring operating at Mobilong Prison at Murray Bridge has been broken.[MORE]
Glitter touches down in London
Judge orders former glam rocker Gary Glitter to sign the sex offenders register.[MORE]
Machete thrower behind bars
A Southern Tasmanian man who threw a machete at a shopkeeper after an attempted robbery has been jailed for 13 months. [MORE]
Memory stick with prisoners' addresses lost in UK
The British Government says a private contractor working for the Home Office has lost a computer memory stick containing personal details of all 84,000 prisoners in England and Wales.[MORE]
Jail term for 'baking' drugs at home
A Southern Tasmanian man who made illegal drugs from cold and flu tablets has been jailed for three and a half years.[MORE]
Prisoner stable after stabbing
An inmate from Risdon Prison is in the Royal Hobart Hospital after being stabbed by another prisoner.[MORE]
Glitter refused entry to Hong Kong
Former glam rocker and convicted paedophile Gary Glitter has been refused entry to Hong Kong after being thrown out of Thailand, the British foreign ministry says.[MORE]
Bali bombers' executions delayed
Indonesia's Attorney-General says that the executions of the Bali bombers will now be delayed until at least October.[MORE]
Brisbane man appeals assault sentence
A Brisbane man jailed over a serious assault on city's southside has appealed against his sentence. [MORE]
Prisoners' health, Indigenous incarceration under scrutiny
Key health and Indigenous research groups are calling for greater efforts to improve the health of Australian prisoners, with a new report saying a particular focus is needed to reduce Indigenous incarceration.[MORE]
