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It is often taken for granted in popular and media debate that we are experiencing a crime wave. The threat of a crime wave seems to plague our TVs and newspapers. Criminals rule the streets! Our children arent safe! Crime rates are soaring!. Actually, its a bit more complicated. Whilst…
Justice Action is currently working on its new issue of Just Us which will be coming out soon so watch this space! Just Us is the Australian and New Zealand prisoners newspaper written and distributed by Justice Action with the help of Breakout Designs. Just Us goes to one in…
In order to view previous issues of Framed and access the pdf's click the following link - Framed archive
Justice Action is proud of its work with mental health. The Our Pick Report is a report written by Justice Action concerning the state of mental health in Australia. Justice Action decided to focus on the mental health area after it had become apparent that a new strategy was required…
Voting Rights for Prisoners report 2/07 In Aug 2004 Federal Parliament restricted the right to vote in Federal elections to those serving sentences of three years or less. Now the coalition has barred all prisoners from voting in federal elections with the introduction in late 2006 of the Electoral and…
Victims & Offenders in the Criminal Justice System In public debates about law and order, it is often argued that the justice system is soft on criminals and unfair to victims of crime. The rights of victims are frequently depicted in the public arena as being in direct opposition to…
Battling for right to communication Featured
JUST US newspaper battle Justice Action is in the NSW Supreme Court to fight for detainees' right to information. NSW authorities refused to distribute the election special to prisoners or mental health patients. It went into five other states and territories prison systems, and all judges and MPs. Read the…
Framed - the Quarterly Journal of Justice Action (1989-2004) Framed: Last Issue Framed 46 Issue April 2004 "If you think something's wrong, you've got a right, even a duty, to complain about it. That's an elementary principle of any human society worthy of the name. Prisoners don't lose this right…
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has ruled that Corey Brough, an adolescent Aboriginal man with a mild intellectual disability, has been the victim of human rights violations at the hand of the New South Wales prison officials whilst being detained at Parklea Correctional Centre in Sydney. The Australian government,…
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