Media Release December 11, 2025 “NSW Ministers march to end domestic violence, yet continue to block the implementation of the very counselling services that would prevent it in significant areas of concern. They joined the annual Step Out and Speak Out Walk, launching the global 16 Days of activism, but this means little when taxpayer-funded […]
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Media Release April 16, 2025 “‘No,’ said the Minister for Corrections when asked whether it’s a serious disadvantage for prisoners to be typing with ‘two thumbs instead of ten fingers’ (p89) on computer tablets. With that problematic answer to the Parliament, he effectively explained how NSW has one of the highest recidivism rates in Australia
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“We welcome the judgment of the South African Constitutional Court in the Ntuli case, which orders that correctional facilities allow prisoners access to computers in cells for educational purposes. This decision prevents South African correctional facilities from instituting policies which ban the use of computers in cells, because such policies infringe upon the rights of
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The Community Justice Coalition is inviting you to the event FREED celebrating the agreement to give young people in NSW detention centres access to computers in their cells. This celebratory Event will be held on the 15th December 2023 from 6:00-9:00 pm in Trades Hall, 377 Sussex Street, Sydney with a 6:30 pm launch. The
Media Release November 17, 2023 The NSW Minister for Youth Justice, Jihad Dib, was questioned during a Budget Estimates hearing on the provision of computer tablets to youth detainees. His Department said they will be provided by the end of the financial year (p72.7). This is a promising move by Youth Justice showcasing their commitment
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