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Canberra told prison no place for Indigenous women

Indigenous women have gathered in Canberra to call for greater action and change to help female First Nations prisoners get out of the justice system.

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A Melbourne Bar Is Under Fire For Offering A Prison-Themed Experience With ‘Corrupt Guards’

"Creating a space where people can pay to pretend they are prisoners is not only reductive but also incredibly disrespectful."

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Hard cell: Melbourne prison bar where patrons and staff dress as inmates described as ‘grotesque’

Alcotraz, where patrons pay to drink cocktails in a bar designed like a prison, draws criticism

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‘I Can’t Breathe’: Woman In Spit Hood Begged For Puffer Before She Was Left To Die In Prison

In the five minutes before the woman collapsed, she asked for a puffer 6 times and said she couldn't breathe four times.

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Human rights advocates demand end to strip searches

Queensland's human rights watchdog is calling for an end to routine strip-searching of women in prisons, saying they're dehumanising and don't improve safety.

AAP

Australian state suspends human rights law to lock up more children

Experts fear ‘irreversible harm’ to children in Queensland after changes to justice system leave more in detention.

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‘They care about cops and cages’: Qld’s racist laws will only lock up more Black kids

The Queensland government’s suspension of the Human Rights Act, allowing it to imprison children in police watch houses for adults, reflects its priorities.

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Two-thirds of children charged with Queensland’s new breach of bail offences are Indigenous

Exclusive: Queensland police data shows six 11-year-old children have also been charged with the offence

The Guardian - AU

Death in custody: questions raised over checks on Queensland detainee deemed a suicide risk

Exclusive: Guardian Australia understands 30-year-old was held close to main counter of police watch house

The Guardian - AU

$500k reward announced for information in Cape York missing persons case

Police hope someone will come forward with information on a woman who disappeared while travelling in Cape York more than 10 years ago.

ABC News

What happened to the Senate inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women?

The Australian Senate’s inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women was briefly on the political agenda late last year, with little media coverage.

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Girls will be locked up for longer if Queensland passes new youth justice laws, advocates warn

Queensland parliament is set to debate new youth justice laws which advocates warn will put more girls behind bars.

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What is it like inside one of Queensland's youth detention centres?

Youth detention centres are at the heart of the state government's tactics for dealing with young offenders, but child advocates and youth crime victims say they are failing to rehabilitate juveniles.

ABC News

Queensland Labor backflips to make breach of bail an offence for children

With youth prisons full, there are fears the new laws will lead to an ‘explosion’ of children in adult watch houses

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Former LNP leader calls for 72-hour limit on children being held in Queensland watch houses

Exclusive: Deb Frecklington says the ongoing practice of detaining youth in adult facilities for weeks is ‘barbaric’

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police allowed sexist and racist attitudes to flourish – advocates are worried about its $100m ‘reward’

As hard questions are asked about Queensland police’s leadership, concerns are raised about a new focus on recruitment

The Guardian - AU

Queensland government moves to legislate coercive control as a form of domestic violence

The bill would amend laws to include a ‘pattern of behaviour’ and update the definition of stalking

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Imprisonment numbers triple for Qld women

The number of Queensland women being jailed as part of their court punishment has tripled and there are concerning trends amongst Indigenous women and girls.

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Number of women being sentenced to prison in Queensland quadruples in 15 years

A report shows jail sentences are much more likely for women in remote areas and the number of women in prison is rising sharply. Meanwhile, a bill to raise the age of criminality has been rejected.

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Queensland Is Set To Criminalise Coercive Control Two Years After Hannah Clarke Was Murdered

The offence should be codified into law by 2023.

The Guardian - AU

Allison Bernard vanished nine years ago. What came next is an uncomfortably Australian story

The reaction to the young mother’s disappearance is a tragic example of the systematic disregard for Indigenous women, advocates say

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