News June 18, 2022
The aged-care crisis in prisons
Despite ample warning that Australia’s jails are facing a rapidly ageing population, little action has been taken to mitigate the complications of dementia and illness.
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News June 18, 2022
The aged-care crisis in prisons
Despite ample warning that Australia’s jails are facing a rapidly ageing population, little action has been taken to mitigate the complications of dementia and illness.
News September 25, 2021
Inside the Parklea prison Covid-19 outbreak
Coronavirus has taken hold at Parklea Correctional Centre, with at least 140 inmates infected. Treatment is cursory and prisoners with the virus are largely prevented from contacting family members and even lawyers.
podcast September 28, 2021
Inside the Covid-19 outbreak in our prisons
Throughout the pandemic health experts and human rights advocates have been warning about the risk of a Covid-19 outbreak in the prison system. Now it’s happened.
News August 07, 2021
Almost all Covid-19 fines remain unpaid
As Victoria returns to lockdown, new figures show more than 30,000 Covid-19 fines in the state remain unpaid.