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NT Ombudsman urges government to install aircon at Alice Springs prison as temperatures top 40C

As the West Australian government announces a $10 million project to cool a notoriously hot prison, the Northern Territory's ombudsman has called for air-conditioning to be urgently installed at an Alice Springs facility.

ABC News · Nov 24, 2022

Prisoner advocates say a lack of programs at Darwin Correctional Centre is contributing to the NT's high reoffending rates

Legal advocates and former prisoners claim a lack of effective rehabilitation programs at Darwin's only adult prison is contributing to the Northern Territory's staggering reoffending rates.

ABC News · Jul 10, 2022

Overcrowding creates 'unacceptable' prison conditions at Darwin Correctional Centre, lawyers claim

Staffing shortages and overcrowding are creating "unacceptable" conditions at Darwin Correctional Centre, legal advocates claim.

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022