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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.

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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

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

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

Activist vows continued resistance despite protest laws

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.

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No bail bid for detention centre murder accused

No bail bid for detention centre murder accused

No bail bid for detention centre murder accused

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 releases prisoners after US demands

Nicaragua releases prisoners after US demands

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

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

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

'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.

Woman behind fatal teen bashing accused of jail assault

Woman behind fatal teen bashing accused of jail assault

Woman behind fatal teen bashing accused of jail assault

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

Bondi gunman moved to notorious supermax prison

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.

How WWII diggers kept the Ashes alive in POW camps

How WWII diggers kept the Ashes alive in POW camps

How WWII diggers kept the Ashes alive in POW camps

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

Coroner urges ban on 'ineffective' spit hoods

Coroner urges ban on 'ineffective' spit hoods

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.

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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.

'Breaks my heart': mum's anguish as teen inquest ends

The mother of a teen who fatally self-harmed in custody says she understands why her son took his life after a coroner delivered his inquest findings.

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Rough handling a factor in inmate's death, inquest told

A disabled inmate's death may have been triggered by rough handling as prison guards did not realise he was having a medical incident, a coroner has heard.

Nurse absent for inmate's medical alert, inquest told

A prison nurse should have been at the side of a disabled inmate after he had a seizure that sparked a medical alert before his death, a coroner has heard.

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

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.

Crime boss adds month to sentence for 'brutal' assault

A convicted killer and underworld crime boss will spend another month in prison for assaulting an officer while frustrated with his jail living conditions.

Notorious prison escapee's legal bid for freedom fails

A jailed bank robber dubbed the "Postcard Bandit" will remain behind bars after a court rejected his bid to have his prison sentence declaredinvalid.

Bail reform urged, but advice likely to be ignored

Experts have recommended state and territory governments soften their bail laws to help address the growing use of remand in Australia’s justice system.

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