by sisters | Jan 13, 2025 | Press Release
The release of the 2023-24 South Australian Ombudsman’s Annual Report has revealed a deeply disturbing incident in which a correctional services officer used a prison intercom system to harass, abuse, and counsel an inmate toward suicide. This shocking case, one of...
by sisters | Jan 4, 2025 | Blog Post
It is often said that once you ‘do the crime and do the time,’ you are free to move on with your life. But for those of us who have been dragged through the cruel criminal punishment system, freedom is nothing but an illusion. The punishment simply does not end at the...
by sisters | Dec 19, 2024 | Press Release
The City of Moreton Bay’s recent decision to penalise and criminalise homelessness and vulnerable people for owning pets is a devastating blow to some of our most marginalised community members. ‘This heavy-handed approach highlights a stunning lack of...
by sisters | Dec 18, 2024 | Press Release
The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has released a stark new report, Trends in female offending in New South Wales: 2014 to 2023 by Neil Donnelly, revealing a sharp increase in the number of women being criminalised in New South Wales. ‘The...
by sisters | Dec 11, 2024 | Press Release
The Minister for Health has released the Nous Group’s National Review of First Nations Health Care in Prisons: Final Report and the Health Ministers’ joint response to the review. ‘As a National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, we...
