Australia’s states and territories are building more and more prisons, trying to outdo each other on law and order. Crime rates across Australia are falling , but incarceration rates have never been higher. So are the costs of locking up so many people. Australianj ails are becoming increasingly overcrowded, with many at breaking point. They […]
12 February, 2018
The Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services (RoGS) also covers Justice – Police, Courts and Corrective Services. Total government expenditure for the justice services measured in RoGS was almost $16 billion in 2016-17, around 7.2 percent of total government expenditure on services. Police services were the largest contributor (65.4 percent of this amount), followed by […]
24 January, 2018
Emu Plains site a no-go.
20 December, 2016
Social impact investment.
14 July, 2016
Over the air apprehension.
11 July, 2016
7000 new beds to cope with record numbers.
16 June, 2016
Minister orders data crackdown.
3 March, 2016
Victorian prisoners back inside in 44 per cent of cases.
29 September, 2015
Tough on crime policies are challenging state budgets
9 July, 2015
Prison officers’ reactions mixed.
3 June, 2015
Computers could aid prisoner rehabilitation.
28 January, 2015
Risk of violence increased by overcrowding and depleted staff ratios.
24 September, 2014
Interactive incarceration
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