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'Bursting': bail reform sparks detention centre fears

'Bursting': bail reform sparks detention centre fears

Bail reforms touted as the nation's strongest have raised concerns about how the new legislation will impact a state's strained youth detention centres.

Prison officers stage statewide walkout after assault

Prison officers stage statewide walkout after assault

Prison officers stage statewide walkout after assault

Prison officers stage statewide walkout after assault

Corrections officers across a state went on strike after a prisoner accused of assaulting an officer was released from custody before later being charged.

Man charged after drone drops drugs into big house

Man charged after drone drops drugs into big house

Man charged after drone drops drugs into big house

Man charged after drone drops drugs into big house

A drone carrying an alleged million-dollar package of drugs and syringes has been intercepted in a prison complex, resulting in charges.

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Private prison plan slammed as inmate numbers balloon

Private prison plan slammed as inmate numbers balloon

With a territory's prison system bursting at the seams, critics argue that plans for a new privately operated facility amounts to admission of defeat on crime.

Last-ditch intervention to scrap 'open air' prison laws

Last-ditch intervention to scrap 'open air' prison laws

A First Peoples' treaty body is piling pressure on a state government to dump legislation that would curtail the right of prisoners to an hour of outdoor time.

Lawyers urge US judge for release of Tate brothers

Lawyers urge US judge for release of Tate brothers

Lawyers for Andrew and Tristan Tate say their "extraordinary public visibility" makes them a low flight risk, as they fight for bail.

Appeal reverses teen killer's 'heartbreaking' reduction

Appeal reverses teen killer's 'heartbreaking' reduction

The widower of a woman murdered by a knife-wielding teen says it will be nice to finally focus on the future after the High Court ended a long legal ordeal.

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Australia assisting man facing death penalty in Syria

Australia assisting man facing death penalty in Syria

Australia assisting man facing death penalty in Syria

Australia assisting man facing death penalty in Syria

Lawyers for a Gold Coast man facing a possible death penalty in Syria are seeking to ensure his rights are protected as federal authorities provide assistance.

Drill rapper admits stabbing 'loved' local footy player

Drill rapper admits stabbing 'loved' local footy player

Drill rapper admits stabbing 'loved' local footy player

Drill rapper admits stabbing 'loved' local footy player

A man has pleaded guilty to killing a popular local footy player on a busy restaurant strip while arguing he did not mean to cause serious harm.

Elderly alleged robber denied bail over 'flight risk'

Elderly alleged robber denied bail over 'flight risk'

Elderly alleged robber denied bail over 'flight risk'

Elderly alleged robber denied bail over 'flight risk'

A magistrate believes a 78-year-old former rugby league international could abscond if granted bail while accused of a violent armed robbery three decades ago.

Call for probe of Australian's death in Bali detention

Call for probe of Australian's death in Bali detention

Call for probe of Australian's death in Bali detention

Call for probe of Australian's death in Bali detention

The death of an Australian man who was being detained in a Bali immigration detention centre over alleged visa breaches has raised questions, his family says.

Troubling reason Bradley Murdoch may have denied guilt

Troubling reason Bradley Murdoch may have denied guilt

Troubling reason Bradley Murdoch may have denied guilt

Troubling reason Bradley Murdoch may have denied guilt

In chilling new footage, convicted murderer Bradley Murdoch denies Peter Falconio's family the closure of knowing the whereabouts of his body.

Jail for youths who breach bail under tough new laws

Jail for youths who breach bail under tough new laws

Jail for youths who breach bail under tough new laws

Jail for youths who breach bail under tough new laws

An expansion of a state's already tough youth crime laws will further strain a struggling justice system, critics say.

Trauma lives on in witness years after bloody murder

Trauma lives on in witness years after bloody murder

Trauma lives on in witness years after bloody murder

Trauma lives on in witness years after bloody murder

A killer has faced court after being found guilty of murder as a witness described how she will never forget hearing the dying victim's suffering.

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Damages reduced for youth detention centre tear gassing

A tear gassing incident in a notorious youth detention centre has led to a court win for four detainees more than a decade later.

State throws up shield after 'open air' prison ruling

A state is set to be shielded from legal challenges over inmates being deprived of access to open air under laws prompted by a high-profile case.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs given earlier prison release date

Disgraced US hip-hip mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been given a new date for his release from prison.

Prisons slammed for 'unlawful and oppressive' isolation

Understaffing and a policy change meant that protective custody inmates were locked in their cell 24 hours a day without access to open-air exercise.

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'The system is broken': deadly driver's sentence upheld

A driver doing a minimum of three years in prison for killing five people will not serve a longer term after prosecutors' appeal was dismissed.

'Systemic failure': warnings over prison welfare crisis

There are warnings of possible riots as overcrowded and understaffed jails subject inmates to "inhuman" treatment amid escalating use of force and assaults.

Man who rammed police station dies in prison days later

Just four days after being denied bail for driving his ute at police officers, a 67-year-old man has been found dead in custody.

Wife killer may be kept in jail a decade longer

Prisoners serving a life sentence may be kept behind bars for up to 10 years longer than their non-parole period under a state government's proposed changes.

Indigenous kids' rights cut after sentencing changes

Indigenous children have been left with no legal representation as the prison population surges, a budget estimates committee has heard.

Pleas for humanity in justice after teen dies in jail

A death in custody is sparking renewed calls for a government to change the way it deals with incarceration and to shed its "populist law and order agenda".

Doubts tougher penalties will deter crime gangs

A former cop and criminologist warns new laws increasing jail time for criminal syndicates won't deter them or the teens they hire to do their dirty work.

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