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Academic and Technical Articles
April 2008 - Rosemary Craig, Justice of the Peace - When the Gates Close: A Discussion on the History of Prisons in Northern Ireland
Summer 2007 - Social Research - Factors influencing incarceration rates in the USA
July 2007 - Suicide risk among recently released prisoners in New South Wales, Australia - Medical Journal of Australia
The History of the Prison System - lecture by Rosemary Craig added June 2007
See the range of other lectures by Rosemary Craig
Law Reports
23 July 2008 - Regina v Bieber Court of Appeal, Criminal Division UK
inhuman or degrading treatment, contrary to Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights
27 September 2007 - Shaw v The State of Western Australia [2007] WASCA 201
Sexual assault of prisoner by another prisoner
5 April 2007 - Chief Executive Officer 0f Department of Attorney-General v ABW District Court Perth
Sexual assault of mentally challenged person - criminal injuries compensation
20 April 2006 - R v SH VSCA 83 Supreme Court of Victoria Court of Appeal
Victim of prison assault - resentencing principles
2 December 2002 - R v Mark Richard Lawrence – QCA 526 Supreme Court Queensland Court Of Appeal
Sexual assault in prison - sentencing
22 March 2000 - Witness v Marsden & Anor [2000] NSWCA 52 - Supreme Court of New South Wales Court Of Appeal
pseudonym order for prisoner giving evidence
20 November 1998 - Regina v Glen Barry Wilson Supreme Court New South Wales Court Of Criminal Appeal
Sexual assault of prisoner - sentencing
6 May 1998 - R v Susan Ann Abraham - Supreme Court South Australia Court of Criminal Appeal
Sexual assault of female prisoner by another prisoner - meaning of "sexual assault"
9 September 1997 - The Queen v Jane Ann Christiansen - Supreme Court of Queensland
prisoner at risk sentencing principles
19 August 1996 - R v Colin Thomas Bond - Supreme Court New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
Sexual assault of female officer by a prisoner - motive to concoct allegation
21 June 1996 - Ian Robert Smith v Rodney Peter Coleman and Anor Supreme Court Of Tasmania
Action by prisoner for defamation, assault and battery
7 June 1996 - Alan Arthur Farrell v R - Supreme Court of Tasmania Court of Criminal Appeal
Jury misconduct in the context of sexual assault by minister of church and discussion of prison rape
3 July 1995 - Oliviera v New South Wales [300 NSW 23] SC
Prison assault - compensation
20 August 1976 - L v Commonwealth Of Australia - 10 ALR 269 Supreme Court Of The Northern Territory
sexual assault and prison rape
3 Feb 1976 - Booth v Dillon (No 2) - Supreme Court Victoria
Role of Ombudsman - prison sexual assault - admin or policy arrangements
16 December 1960 - Hall v Whatmore -1961 VR 225
Duty of care to prisoner engaged on prison work
Parliamentary Reports
5 June 2008 - NSW Legislative Council - Long Bay Correctional Complex Hospital Regime
Media Articles
5 October 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - WA to pay out unlawfully held prisoners
20 September 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - Judge rules youths be taken out of adult jail
19 September 2008 - The Guardian - Give prisoners right to vote, says UN
10 September 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - Prison guard in civil assault case
Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, Human Rights Council, United Nations
REPORT OF ICOPA XII - The twelfth International Conference on Penal Abolition July 2008, Kings College, London
17 August 2008 - Associated Press / The Ledger - Federal Prisons Offer Inmates Limited E-mail Access
11 August 2008 - The Independent - No bail for prisoners who are violent, say Tories
18 August 2008 - Daily Telegraph - Rorts in NSW prisons costing taxpayers $40m
8 August2008 - Justice Action Media Release - Long Bay prison hospital officers' strike
7 August 2008 - CNN - US segregates violent Iraqi prisoners in crates
3 August 2008 - West Australian - State Govt set to scrap truth in sentencing laws
16 July 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - Killer dies with 56-year prison record
15 July 2008 - The Guardian - Jailed murderer claims discrimination over status
15 July 2008 - NSW Teachers Federation – Education for all including patients at Long Bay Hospital
11 July 2008 - Justice Action Media Release - ICAC Inquiry on Long Bay Early Lockdown
12 June 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - Laws will push teenagers into adult prisons
5 June 2008 - Justice Action Media Release - Parliament motion condemns Long Bay patient lock in
5 June 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - Children pay the price of our addiction to prisons
28 April 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - Inmate loses 45kg, sues prison for starving him
9 April 2008 - RACGP Media release - Securing care for patients in prison
7 April 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - Juvenile detainees sharing single cells
3 April 2008 - Justice Action: Media release - Madness causing madness in prison hospital
26 March 2008 - Justice Action Media release: Prison hospital lockdown / mental patients' madness
18 February 2008 - CTVNews - Quebec Reverses No Smoking Ban After Riot
18 February 2008 - Brisbane Times - Improper searches at Victorian women's prison
10 February 2008 - BBC News - Straw pressed on jail bugging
31 January 2008 - PerthNow - WA prison transport services warned of danger
29 January 2008 - West Australian - Jail for juveniles runs out of room
7 January 2008 - Daily Telegraph - State Cabinet told to axe weekend prison sentences
21 December 2007 - Sydney Morning Herald - Prison chief cleared of corruption
21 December 2007 - Justice Action - Scrooge Iemma Denies Children Xmas
12 December 2007 - Daily Telegraph - Procedures tighter after jail sex claims
12 December 2007 - Daily Telegraph - Killer wins 'right' to sue his jailer
28 November 2007 - The Age - Murdered inmate 'failed' by prison
24 November 2007 - The Age - State Government reducing scrutiny of jails
24 November 2007 - Herald Sun - Guard jailed over bashing
24 November 2007 - The Age - A culture of violence under the nose of justice
23 November 2007 - Human Rights Commission - Culture of abuse is a breach of Victorian Human Rights Charter
23 November 2007 - Herald Sun - Female warder in jail cell bash uproar
23 November 2007 - The Age - Violent guards gang accused of running jail
19 November 2007 - Herald Sun - Prisoner wants compensation for pain and suffering
14 November 2007 - Justice Action - Banned prisoner election newspaper - court challenge
8 November 2007 - The Age - Warning on growing jail population
7 November 2007 - Justice Action - voting procedure in prisons
4 November 2007 - Sydney Morning Herald - Crims must prove remorse to get reduced sentence
23 October 2007 - Justice Action Update – Prison votes in the Federal election
18 October 2007 - West Australian - Soaring prison numbers spark safety concerns
1 October 2007 - Sydney Morning Herald - Michael Kirby “Let Australia never be a prisoner to exclusion
24 September 2007 - Boston Globe - Life Sentence: How Prison is Re-Shaping the USA
19 September 2007 - NSW Council for Civil Liberties - NSW jail 'breaching UN torture convention
30 August 2007 - Perth Now - Liberal MP Rob Johnson criticises sex in WA jails
30 August 2007 - Human Rights Law Centre / Justice Action - High Court upholds right to vote -
15 August 2007 - 680News - Prisoners in Quebec jails to pay for nicotine patches under smoking ban
16 August 2007 - Perth Now - Drugs, weapons, sex available in WA prisons
13 August 2007 - Perth Now - Where will 'prison city' be?
5 August 2007 - The Age - Prisoner sues over obscene sausage 'prank'
5 August 2007 - Sunday Telegraph - Falconio killer's 'star' treatment
5 August 2007 - Sydney Morning Herald - Three lawyers caught out in prison purge
20 June 2007 - The Guardian - UK - Full prisons force early release scheme
9 June 2007 - Sunday Times WA - Jails at Breaking Point
1 June 2007 - Sydney Morning Herald Freed - daughter who urged father's killing freed
1 June 2007 - Daily Telegraph Evil Van Krevel set free
30 May 2007 - The Guardian - Pressure on Falconer as UK prison population hits all-time high
19 August 2004 - Greg Kables Community News Network - Australia…Magistrate's prison rape comments 'inappropriate'"
7 May 2001 - ABC 4 Corners - No Safe Place - Risdon Prison Tasmania
External links
A useful place to start thinking about alternatives to prison
Imprisonment - or slavery?
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