by sisters | May 14, 2026 | Press Release
The prison population in New South Wales has exploded to 14,070 people, the highest in the state’s history, under the Minns Labor Government, with advocates warning the system is collapsing under the weight of punitive policy, mass remand, and institutional neglect....
by sisters | Apr 14, 2026 | Press Release
The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls has today written to NSW Premier Chris Minns, raising serious concerns about proposed reforms to the Working with Children Check (WWCC) system and the dangerous narrative underpinning them....
by sisters | Mar 16, 2026 | Press Release
The National Network of Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls is devastated by the death of a 35-year-old Aboriginal woman at Bandyup Women’s Prison in Western Australia. The woman was reportedly found unresponsive in a single-occupancy cell early...
by sisters | Jan 31, 2026 | Press Release
The National Network of Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women & Girls condemns the latest reports of women being denied access to toilets during transfers in Queensland. These incidents are disgusting, and they are not isolated. ‘What is happening in...
by sisters | Jan 26, 2026 | Press Release
The Northern Territory Government cannot keep pretending that building a new youth prison “fixes” youth justice. A new building does not remove violence.A new fence does not create safety.A new name does not undo the brutality of locking children in cages. Freedom of...
