The children who are your portfolio and policy responsibility, are ending up in the Corrections minister's areas of portfolio and responsibility.
It took a right to information to find out that, shockingly, children were held in adult prison watch houses on 306 occasions in 2025-26.
The Minister for Children and Young People has not progressed much-needed reforms to protect children in adult prisons.
A Greens’ RTI shows the Liberals have failed to act on staff shortages in the Tasmanian corrections system, with more than 6,000 lockdowns occurring in prisons in the last year.
Greens’ reforms which strengthen protection for whistleblowers have passed the Tasmanian Parliament.
The Greens echo concerns raised by the Custodial Inspector about low amounts of out of cell time across Tasmanian prisons, and overcrowding in the Mary Hutchinson Women’s Prison.
The Greens back a new report from the Office of the Custodial Inspector, which calls for improvements in the reception and release practises of people in Tasmania’s prison service.
A new RTI by the Greens shows the corrections system is in crisis, with over 6,000 prison lockdowns occurring in 2024.
I've got a few questions about the Custodial Inspector's adult healthcare inspection report. The Custodial Inspector recommended that a needle exchange program be provided.
Do you have a figure for the number that are currently on workers compensation?
