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Indigenous prisoners failed by 'high-risk' ratings

Indigenous prisoners failed by 'high-risk' ratings

Indigenous Australians are lacking vital support when they are in prison and when released from custody, an auditor-general's report has found.

Russia and Ukraine to swap a total of 1000 prisoners

Russia and Ukraine to swap a total of 1000 prisoners

Russia and Ukraine to swap a total of 1000 prisoners

Russia and Ukraine to swap a total of 1000 prisoners

Russia and Ukraine ‌have exchanged 200 prisoners of war on each side and ‌will ⁠swap another 300 within the next day, officials say.

Cocaine bungle exposes prison failures, union says

Cocaine bungle exposes prison failures, union says

Cocaine bungle exposes prison failures, union says

Cocaine bungle exposes prison failures, union says

Violence, drugs and understaffing at a remand centre are a constant safety threat and politicians must commit to returning it to public hands, a union says.

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Prisoner allegedly contacted girlfriend he set on fire

Prisoner allegedly contacted girlfriend he set on fire

A man serving 18 years' jail for trying to kill his then-girlfriend by setting her on fire is accused of contacting her from prison and being abusive.

Grim data highlights Indigenous imprisonment disparity

Grim data highlights Indigenous imprisonment disparity

One in three prisoners in Australia's most populous state are First Nations people as fresh figures paint a "shocking" image of the justice system.

Crime boss claims prison conditions are cruel, inhumane

Crime boss claims prison conditions are cruel, inhumane

Convicted murderer George Marrogi has argued his rights in custody have been breached because he was barred from having meaningful human contact for 16 months.

Moves to boost powers for Indigenous kids' advocate

Moves to boost powers for Indigenous kids' advocate

Laws have been introduced to establish an independent Indigenous children's advocate to help address systemic issues.

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Australia tarnished by persistent racism, refugee abuse

Australia tarnished by persistent racism, refugee abuse

Australia tarnished by persistent racism, refugee abuse

Australia tarnished by persistent racism, refugee abuse

Australia has again failed to curb refugee abuses and rampant discrimination, including against Indigenous people, in its human rights report card.

Cost of locking up prisoners reaches eye-watering high

Cost of locking up prisoners reaches eye-watering high

Cost of locking up prisoners reaches eye-watering high

Cost of locking up prisoners reaches eye-watering high

The cost of managing the nation's prison populations has exploded in the past decade as cells become fuller and more people reoffend.

Notorious killer took own life in secure cell: coroner

Notorious killer took own life in secure cell: coroner

Notorious killer took own life in secure cell: coroner

Notorious killer took own life in secure cell: coroner

A notorious killer of a mother and her two daughters used a prison issue item to take his own life in a secure unit, a coroner has found.

Convict rebels recast as first political demonstrators

Convict rebels recast as first political demonstrators

Convict rebels recast as first political demonstrators

Convict rebels recast as first political demonstrators

A new exhibition explores how the convicts who landed on Australian shores 250 years ago set the tone for political activism forevermore.

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.

'We'll be back': protesters pledge Invasion Day return

'We'll be back': protesters pledge Invasion Day return

'We'll be back': protesters pledge Invasion Day return

'We'll be back': protesters pledge Invasion Day return

In the face of protest restrictions, hundreds of Australians have vowed to make their voices heard and return to the streets for January 26 rallies.

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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Activist vows continued resistance despite protest laws

New curbs on protests in the wake of the Bondi terror attack will not deter activists from rallying in a major city against Indigenous deaths in custody.

No bail bid for detention centre murder accused

An immigration detainee charged with murder over the death of another man will remain behind bars after his case came before the court for the first time.

Nicaragua releases prisoners after US demands

Nicaragua's government says it has released dozens of prisoners, after the US embassy called on the Latin American nation to follow in Venezuela's steps.

'I killed old mate': prison murder accused face court

A man accused of murdering a fellow prisoner has been advised to seek legal representation after telling a court he killed the convicted child sex offender.

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Woman behind fatal teen bashing accused of jail assault

A woman jailed for decades after luring a 16-year-old to his death over a pair of headphones is back in court after allegedly assaulting a prison officer.

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.

How WWII diggers kept the Ashes alive in POW camps

Cricket played behind the barbed wire in German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II was a huge morale booster for diggers, diaries and scorebooks show.

Coroner urges ban on 'ineffective' spit hoods

Spit hoods are ineffective in protecting against transmissible diseases and should be banned in prisons and hospitals, a coroner says.

Families' relief as Snowtown killer's parole overturned

Notorious Snowtown killer James Vlassakis' parole approval has been overturned by a retired judge, who said his crimes were "gross" and "disgustingly unusual".

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.

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.

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