Welcome to Community Justice Coalition

The purpose of the Coalition is:

To make the criminal justice system, not just punitive, but through greatly enhanced prisoner education and rehabilitation programs, educative and restorative
To ensure better results for the money spent
To create a fairer, safer community
To oppose privatisation of prisons

Media Release: Marching Against Violence While Ignoring the Solution

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 ...

Morocco Conference Technology Prisons 2026

STATEMENT ON DETAINEE TELECOMMUNICATION RIGHTS PRISON DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE Morocco April 21-24 2026 The CJC based in Australia has had a continuing engagement with ...

Technology in Corrections Bangkok 2025

REPORT: ICPA Technology in Corrections 2025 Bangkok conference. 24-27 February 2025 A Community Justice Coalition representative was present. The event was at the Peninsular Hotel ...

MEDIA RELEASE: Eight Fingers and a Keyboard Short: Prisoners Locked Out of Learning

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 ...

Youth Justice Inquiry Exposure

Report of Youth Justice Senate Inquiry The National Children’s Commissioner told the Youth Justice Senate Inquiry, “The most chilling thing was when the kids had ...

Court-Ordered Computers for Prisoners – South Africa

“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 ...