Inquiry into the high level of First Nations people in custody and oversight and review of deaths in custody Submissions to the Inquiry can be made by this link. Referred by Greens MP David Shoebridge, who is also Deputy Chair of the Inquiry. Terms of Reference: (a)...
The findings of the Coronial Inquest into the death of Dunghutti man David Dungay has today recommended no charges or sanctions for the prison officers involved in his death in Long Bay Jail in 2015. It refused to even consider if charges were appropriate. David was...
The announced closure this week of four small regional prisons in NSW is a harbinger of the Americanisation of prisons in NSW where private mega-prisons will take the place of small, publicly-owned facilities. Greens MP and Justice Spokesperson David Shoebridge said:...
The Liberal National government’s broken bail reforms has created an 11% increase in bail refusals with vulnerable populations the most adversely affected, according to a new report released today. This equates to 1,500 additional people held in jail with bail refused...
A man, who had been held under the Mental Health Act, has died while being arrested by police. This tragic death focuses the urgent need for far greater mental health resources and a rethink of the role of policing people in the community with mental illnesses. Greens...
The NSW Police will send 100 officers into rural areas to fight the “ice epidemic”. This is despite the fact that cocaine use in NSW is at a 15 year high and between 2013 and 2016 use of meth/amphetamines in NSW halved. There is a dire need to...
