Updated: 29/9/06

Return All Day Visits to Emu Plains Womens' jail. [PDF - 107k] NSW Department of Corrective Service has withdrawn traditional “all day visits” for family and friends visiting the women in Emu Plains. They have have attempted to intimidate women and their families and lied to parliament. Campaign Doc [Wrd]

Jail Free A.C.T - A campaign to keep the Australia's Capital Jail Free. The Stanhope Government intends to spend $130 million to construct a new jail. This will lead to more people being locked up for longer and more crime in the nation's capital. The $130 million must be diverted to social programs!!!.

 Prisoners Rights to Vote. The Howard Government wants all prisoners barred from voting in federal elections. Countries like Canada and South Africa have already removed such blatantly discriminatory laws.

 Offer of Hope - an offer from Prisoners to the Government. Offer of Hope - an offer from prisoners to governments to help break the cycle of destructive vengeance in our prisons.

 JA Mentoring - Changing the culture of criminal justice. For years Justice Action has explored alternatives to punishment. Handbook: Mentors Handbook. (PDF 727k)

Why we Oppose Home Detention. (PDF 21k)


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 Just Us / Framed Publications. The Australian and New Zealand Prisoners Newspaper - Vol 2: Issue 1. The Australian Government and community health organisations have good reason to be proud of their co-operative handling of the HIV/AIDS threat in the 80's.
An overview and report. Framed 47: "Secrecy Breeds Abuse" (PDF)


ICOPA XI   - 9th-11th Feb 2006. An historic international conference held in Tasmania, Australia!
(Click here for the Conference Notes and Agenda. 270k PDF file) Papers and Briefs from the entire conference can now be read and downloaded by following this link. Themes explored included: The Politics of Imprisonment, Contemporary Forms of Penal Custom, Post Carceral Resettlement and more.

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