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In March 2024, the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT (‘ALS’) launched a new system for handling phone calls from prisons. This system is designed to provide help faster and more smoothly.
If you are an Aboriginal person in a NSW prison, you can still reach the ALS on the same CADL list number: #12. In the ACT, dial 6120 8800.
Your call will be answered by a new team of ALS staff dedicated to answering prison calls. This team is called the Inmate Referral and Advice Service. They are available Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm. If you call outside of business hours, you can leave a voicemail.
If your question is about your current criminal law case, you will be transferred to the ALS office that is running your case. If the team can’t reach the ALS office or lawyer you need right away, they will send an email with your message.
There is also a solicitor available who can provide information and referrals, advice and some legal assistance to Aboriginal people in custody.
For example, you can call if you have a question about:
So if you are an Aboriginal inmate in NSW or the ACT and you have a legal problem, call the ALS.
In March 2024, the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT (‘ALS’) launched a new system for handling phone calls from prisons. This system is designed to provide help faster and more smoothly.
If you are an Aboriginal person in a NSW prison, you can still reach the ALS on the same CADL list number: #12. In the ACT, dial 6120 8800.
Your call will be answered by a new team of ALS staff dedicated to answering prison calls. This team is called the Inmate Referral and Advice Service. They are available Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm. If you call outside of business hours, you can leave a voicemail.
If your question is about your current criminal law case, you will be transferred to the ALS office that is running your case. If the team can’t reach the ALS office or lawyer you need right away, they will send an email with your message.
There is also a solicitor available who can provide information and referrals, advice and some legal assistance to Aboriginal people in custody.
For example, you can call if you have a question about:
So if you are an Aboriginal inmate in NSW or the ACT and you have a legal problem, call the ALS.
Including a piece about kids dancing and going walkabout and Chippa's interpretation of Country.
This interview was part of Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service’s Invasion Day webinar in January this year. The Q&A spoke to an incredible panel of First Nations people, each with their own unique experiences of the criminal legal system.
This is my interpretation of Country. The greens and browns take me back to the quiet and secluded areas I've worked on and stayed on whilst camping and living off Country.
A wide-ranging report commissioned by the federal government has called for “urgent and proactive” system-level reforms to improve the standard of health care provided to First Nations people in prison.
Help us get About Time off the ground. All donations are tax deductible and will be vital in providing an essential resource for people in prison and their loved ones.
Help us get About Time off the ground. All donations are tax deductible and will be vital in providing an essential resource for people in prison and their loved ones.
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