Tag: Prisons and Punishment
Concerns aired over juvenile justice centre progress
There is concern work still has not started on improvements at the Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre, months after plans were announced.[MORE]
$11.6m expansion planned for Alice jail
The Superintendent of the Alice Springs Correctional Centre says the prison will spend $11.6 million expanding, due to rising inmate numbers.[MORE]
New jail won't cope: Oppn
The South Australian Opposition says a new prison at Murray Bridge will fall short of demand within five years of opening.[MORE]
Iran sentences mosque bombers to death: report
Iran has sentenced three men to death over a mosque bombing which left 14 people dead in the southern city of Shiraz in April, Kayhan newspaper reported.[MORE]
UK soldier jailed 10 yrs for spying for Iran
A British soldier found guilty of spying for Iran while working for Britain's top commander in Afghanistan has been jailed for 10 years.[MORE]
Former constable jailed over female prisoner assault
A former senior constable has been jailed for 15 months for his part in the assault of a female prisoner at the Loganholme police station in 2004.[MORE]
Risdon lockdown over
A lockdown at Hobart's Risdon Prison has ended, after a compromise was reached in a security dispute.[MORE]
Man sent back to jail for having sex with 13 year old
A Palmerston man has been sentenced at least four years jail for having sex with a girl two months after he was released on parole for manslaughter.[MORE]
Coroner finds on remand suicides
A coroner recommends the mezzanine floor of Adelaide Remand Centre be enclosed.[MORE]
Man jailed over Hunter stabbing
A 58-year-old man from Stockton, in the New South Wales Hunter, has been sentenced to six years in jail over a stabbing attack which left another man with life-threatening injuries.[MORE]
Jail term after toy pistol rampage
A Hobart man who pointed a toy pistol at nine people, including a taxi driver, has been jailed for 18 months. [MORE]
Boom but no room: union, Oppn critical on SA jails
A union and the SA Opposition say statistics confirm growth in inmate numbers outweighs new jail beds.[MORE]
Union telling lies on prison escape claims: Dept
The New South Wales Corrective Services Department says the prison officers union has made a scurrilous allegation that a prisoner walked out the gates of Long Bay Jail. [MORE]
New Darwin prison could be a public private partnership
The Northern Territory Government says it's considering the option of a public private partnership to build a new $300 million prison in Darwin.[MORE]
Prison break: Guards 'let inmate escape'
Unions say the escape of a prison inmate in Sydney yesterday proves the privatisation of jail security is not going to work.[MORE]
Principle and pragmatism in anti-terrorism legislation
It is frequently said that terrorism is not new and that it is "just like any other crime". As a matter of degree, this is certainly not so.[MORE]
Jamaican MPs vote to keep death penalty
Jamaica's Parliament has voted to keep the death penalty, as the Caribbean nation struggles to contain one of the world's highest murder rates.[MORE]
Murderer Williams barred from mother's funeral
Carl Williams has been refused permission to attend his mother's funeral.[MORE]
Teen's killers to be separated
Prison authorities say it is likely security at Greenough Regional Prison will have to be bolstered to accommodate one of the women who murdered Perth teenager Stacey Mitchell.[MORE]
Jailing juveniles in police cells 'a short-term fix'
The NSW Government says overcrowding in the juvenile justice system will be alleviated.[MORE]
'Sex on the beach' pair spared jail in Dubai
Two Britons convicted of engaging in sexual acts on a Dubai beach have had their jail term suspended by an appeal court, meaning they will be freed and deported.[MORE]
Palmerston shopkeeper calls for crackdown on youth crime
A Palmerston shopkeeper who says she was held up at knifepoint has called for a crackdown on young thugs.[MORE]
Lesbian murderers to be separated
The Attorney General, Christian Porter, has announced plans to separate the lesbian prisoners, responsible for the death of 16-year-old Stacey Mitchell.[MORE]
Vic judge praises Obama position on Guantanamo
A Victorian Supreme Court Justice says he is pleased to hear that US President-elect Barack Obama intends to close the Guantanamo Bay detention centre, partly to restore the reputation of the United States.[MORE]
Spence thanks prisoners for storm clean-up
The State Government has praised the efforts of central Queensland prisoners who are cleaning up in Brisbane after storms hit the city last week.[MORE]
