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Taxpayers foot record amount to jail young people

Taxpayers foot record amount to jail young people

A record $1.1 billion spent locking up children and young people, revealed in a new report, has been described as the result of a "devastating policy failure".

Underworld boss wins legal fight over prison conditions

Underworld boss wins legal fight over prison conditions

Underworld boss wins legal fight over prison conditions

Underworld boss wins legal fight over prison conditions

Crime boss and murderer George Marrogi has successfully argued in court his right to access open air in prison has been breached.

No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

A new dedicated women's prison in a crime-troubled territory is aimed at improving rehabilitation outcomes away from adjacent compounds for male inmates.

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Previously jailed driver's 'hauntingly similar' charges

Previously jailed driver's 'hauntingly similar' charges

A driver jailed for hitting a cyclist, leaving him with life-altering injuries, has returned to court charged with dozens of "hauntingly similar" new offences.

Bondi gunman moved to notorious supermax prison

Bondi gunman moved to notorious supermax prison

Naveed Akram, accused of the worst terror attack on Australian soil where 15 people were killed, has been transferred to a supermax jail.

Australia 'stained' by its treatment of child offenders

Australia 'stained' by its treatment of child offenders

Australia has been slammed for its juvenile justice laws as UN experts sound the alarm over the growing number of people in prison without a sentence.

Indigenous deaths in custody reach 'horrific' high

Indigenous deaths in custody reach 'horrific' high

Australia has recorded the highest number of Indigenous deaths in custody since 1979/80, with advocates calling for action on incarceration rates.

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UN inspectors again frozen out of Australian prisons

UN inspectors again frozen out of Australian prisons

UN inspectors again frozen out of Australian prisons

UN inspectors again frozen out of Australian prisons

United Nations inspectors have been barred from a crime-troubled territory's prisons and watch houses, raising questions about what authorities have to hide.

Inmate death prompts reform of medical emergency rules

Inmate death prompts reform of medical emergency rules

Inmate death prompts reform of medical emergency rules

Inmate death prompts reform of medical emergency rules

Procedures for medical emergencies will be improved in a territory's prisons following the death of a disabled inmate manhandled by guards after a seizure.

'Pure evil' rapist's appeal win rejected by High Court

'Pure evil' rapist's appeal win rejected by High Court

'Pure evil' rapist's appeal win rejected by High Court

'Pure evil' rapist's appeal win rejected by High Court

A rapist's appeal against his convictions has been reversed by Australia's highest court after prosecutors challenged the decision to allow him a re-trial.

'Kiara deserved justice': months jail over mum's death

'Kiara deserved justice': months jail over mum's death

'Kiara deserved justice': months jail over mum's death

'Kiara deserved justice': months jail over mum's death

The grieving family of a woman killed by her partner's homemade gun says the man's "lenient" three-month prison sentence sends a dangerous message.

Guard-bashing inmate who sparked chaos gets more jail

Guard-bashing inmate who sparked chaos gets more jail

Guard-bashing inmate who sparked chaos gets more jail

Guard-bashing inmate who sparked chaos gets more jail

An inmate who bashed four prison officers in an unprovoked attack, causing corrections staff to strike, has had his sentence upgraded.

Police furious at prisoners having to sleep on floors

Police furious at prisoners having to sleep on floors

Police furious at prisoners having to sleep on floors

Police furious at prisoners having to sleep on floors

Prisoners could be injured or die and police left at risk of attack if a deal on inmate transport is not honoured, a union says.

Backlash as premier vows longer jail time for kids

Backlash as premier vows longer jail time for kids

Backlash as premier vows longer jail time for kids

Backlash as premier vows longer jail time for kids

Children as young as 14 face the possibility of life in prison for committing violent crimes under state laws that have sparked widespread backlash.

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'Cracks' in NDIS led man to seek prison return instead

Jayden Conroy was stabbed 11 times while behind bars but faced with inadequate NDIS support on the outside, he sought to return to prison life.

'The most evil': drunk driver jailed for model's death

A devastated father has lashed out at authorities for failing women after a booze-addled male driver was jailed for killing his daughter.

Doctor reveals unsafe jail conditions at death inquest

A doctor and a nurse have highlighted stressful working conditions at a large prison where a disabled inmate received inadequate medical care after a seizure.

'Drove him crazy': man kills scooter rider over affair

A man has admitted to manslaughter after he deliberately drove into and killed an e-scooter rider who had a rumoured affair with his girlfriend.

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Video shows guards roughly treat inmate who had seizure

Prison guards who roughly handled a one-legged inmate who had just had a seizure suspected he had taken illicit drugs, an inquest into his death has heard.

Rules not followed in watching inmate who had a seizure

An inmate who suffered a seizure and later died had been swinging his limbs about and screaming as officers tried to calm him, an inquest has been told.

Inmate who had seizure roughly handled by prison guards

An inmate's rough treatment by prison guards after he suffered an epileptic seizure is being examined by a coroner investigating his death.

Call to end spit hood use after female prisoner's death

A woman in detention in a spit hood said “I can’t breathe” before she died, a coroner has found, sparking calls for the head covering's use to end in one state.

Push to challenge sentence that sparked prisons protest

Prosecutors have asked a court to reopen sentencing after a seemingly lenient penalty given to a man who assaulted prison officers caused mass outrage.

Prison guard walk-off struck down as courts duck chaos

A court system has avoided chaos after a planned strike by prison guards, incensed with the sentencing of man who bashed four officers, was overturned.

'Vibrant' young woman who died in custody remembered

Family of a 21-year-old Indigenous woman who died in custody have released a brief statement, describing her as loving and vibrant.

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