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Call for urgent mental health review after prison death

Call for urgent mental health review after prison death

A coroner has called for an urgent review into mental health services available in Tasmanian prisons after an inmate took his own life.

Toddler Skye's killer to be released after 14 years

Toddler Skye's killer to be released after 14 years

Toddler Skye's killer to be released after 14 years

Toddler Skye's killer to be released after 14 years

Despite opposition from his victim's family, a man who killed a toddler during a police pursuit will be released on parole after "a real shift in mentality".

Freedom granted for longest-serving Indigenous prisoner

Freedom granted for longest-serving Indigenous prisoner

Freedom granted for longest-serving Indigenous prisoner

Freedom granted for longest-serving Indigenous prisoner

Derek Bromley has been granted parole after serving 40 years behind bars for the murder of Adelaide man Stephen Docoza in 1984.

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Baby-killer Lane knocked back parole in 'no body' test

Baby-killer Lane knocked back parole in 'no body' test

The NSW parole authority has knocked back convicted baby-killer Keli Lane's first bid for release in a test of so-called "no body, no parole" laws.

Child abuse survivors in jail able to apply for redress

Child abuse survivors in jail able to apply for redress

Survivors of institutional child sexual abuse in prison will be able to apply to the national redress scheme after legislation passed the senate.

Monthly reports on released detainees to be rolled out

Monthly reports on released detainees to be rolled out

Australian Border Force will be publishing community reports on the situation surrounding 149 immigration detainees released following a High Court ruling.

Fight to keep unrepentant terrorists behind bars

Fight to keep unrepentant terrorists behind bars

The right thresholds are in place to keep convicted terrorists in jail after they have served their time, a federal police chief says.

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dead: prison

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dead: prison

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dead: prison

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dead: prison

Russia's jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died, the country's prison service says.

'More than just a vote': MPs demand action on Assange

'More than just a vote': MPs demand action on Assange

'More than just a vote': MPs demand action on Assange

'More than just a vote': MPs demand action on Assange

The government is running out of time to stop Julian Assange's extradition and must do whatever it can to bring the WikiLeaks founder home, MPs have urged.

Violence against women in immigration detention rife

Violence against women in immigration detention rife

Violence against women in immigration detention rife

Violence against women in immigration detention rife

Women in Australian immigration detention centres suffer multiple forms of violence at the hands of their partners, detainees and staff, research shows.

'Waiting in silence': POWs honoured on 20th anniversary

'Waiting in silence': POWs honoured on 20th anniversary

'Waiting in silence': POWs honoured on 20th anniversary

'Waiting in silence': POWs honoured on 20th anniversary

Anthony Albanese says Australian prisoner of war stories need to be told, while paying homage to one prisoner of the Japanese who became a "tower of humanity".

NSW bans spit hoods but still some backing in NT

NSW bans spit hoods but still some backing in NT

NSW bans spit hoods but still some backing in NT

NSW bans spit hoods but still some backing in NT

Advocates are calling for all jurisdictions to ban spit hoods, after NSW became the second state to pass legislation prohibiting their use, following SA.

Remand numbers hit an all-time high in NSW prisons

Remand numbers hit an all-time high in NSW prisons

Remand numbers hit an all-time high in NSW prisons

Remand numbers hit an all-time high in NSW prisons

NSW has a record number of people being held in custody without sentence, while the overall number of prisoners has fallen.

Mum begged for help before Indigenous son's jail death

Mum begged for help before Indigenous son's jail death

Mum begged for help before Indigenous son's jail death

Mum begged for help before Indigenous son's jail death

An Indigenous man with a history of mental illness was taken off a waiting list for treatment just days before he died in prison, an inquest has heard.

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Renewed calls for reform after death of Veronica Nelson

A year on from a coronial finding into the death of Veronica Nelson, the Victorian government has been accused of dragging its feet and urged to enact reform.

Pakistani refugee stuck in PNG fearful after riots

A Pakistani refugee who was detained for six years on Manus Island says PNG is not safe for him after recent deadly riots and with no source of income.

Prison officer faces custody for lying to ICAC

Brian McMurtrie will have to wait to hear his fate after admitting he gave false evidence to the NSW anti-corruption agency about a Lithgow prison assault.

Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 65 of its own POWs

Moscow has accused Ukraine of shooting down a Russian military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war.

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Vic urged to follow UN safeguards in youth prisons

Human rights and legal advocates have written an open letter to the Victorian government urging it to implement a UN safeguards in the state's youth prisons.

A grieving mother calls for an end to deaths in custody

On the eighth anniversary of her son David Dungay Jr's death in custody, Dunghutti woman Leetona Dungay has spoken at a protest outside Sydney's Long Bay jail.

UN committee report slams Australia's 'inhuman' prisons

Prisons and detention centres in Australia have been described as inhuman and degrading by a UN report that claims some cases may amount to torture.

Two men charged with murder over alleged inmate bashing

Two men have been charged with murder over the death of Benn Schinkel after a suspected bashing in a central Queensland prison last year.

Human rights warning over detention laws crack down

Freed immigration detainees subject to new preventative detention orders could have their human rights violated, legal experts warn.

Freed detainee adapts to curfews, ankle bracelet life

A newly released stateless refugee is slowly rebuilding his life but with an ankle monitor and curfews, he feels held back from fully adjusting.

'This country failed them': calls for detention inquiry

Refugees, politicians and asylum seeker advocates are urging the Albanese government to establish a royal commission into immigration detention.

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