Vulnerable People – Impact of Staffing Issues
It is a matter of record that both these portfolios have been the topic of controversial media over the last week.
Jun
2021
30
Corrections
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Jun
2021
29
Prisons – Custodial Inspector’s Report – Impact of Lockdowns
The Custodial Inspector's report tabled in parliament on Thursday was a scathing review of Tasmania's prison system and the impact upon prisoners of lockdowns.
Jan
2021
22
Liberal Policies Filling Jails, Increasing Aboriginal Incarcerations, Clogging Courts
The latest ROGS data on Justice again confirms the State has gone backwards, socially, under the Liberals.
Dec
2020
2
Estimates Reply – Attorney-General Archer
It is a deeply concerning allegation that children are going to night courts and appearing before a justice of the peace or a bench justice and a prosecutor.
Nov
2020
25
Corrections – Prison Assaults and Time in Cells
The average time out of cells in Tasmanian prisons for 2018-19 is the lowest in the country. It was 7.9 hours a day.
Nov
2020
25
Corrections – Rehabilitation Programs
The Custodial Inspector reports that 'very few programs are now delivered in TPS facilities'.
Nov
2020
25
Corrections – Westbury Prison
The misguided and badly evidenced push to create a maximum security prison in Westbury is causing many local residents extreme anxiety.
Nov
2020
25
Attorney-General and Justice – OPCAT
There is a concern that if this moves to the custodial inspector areas such as aged care and the disability sector would not be within their purview.
Nov
2020
10
Terms of Reference for Review of Phasing Out of Suspended Sentences
We have long stood with the evidence of what works in turning around rates of recidivism.
Oct
2020
15
Damning Evidence of Corrections Implosion
The Custodial Inspectorate has issued another highly critical assessment of the government’s handling of the Corrections system.