ISSUE NO. 23
JUNE 2026

News and Investigations

Each edition contains news articles and investigative pieces. These are topical stories that are usually about prisons and criminal justice.

We also summarise the latest criminal justice news around the country.

Latest

Around the Country – May 2026

By About Time

Including funding for more prisons in the NT, families protesting outside Risdon prison in TAS, a man being returned to prison in NSW after being mistakenly released and more.

ISSUE NO. 23
4 MIN READ
Ethan Cassidy

Alternatives to Police as First Responders

By Zoe Edema

In April 2025, The Alternative First Responder campaign officially launched in Australia, calling for alternative first responses to police that centre care and dignity.

ISSUE NO. 23
3 MIN READ
Willy Pleasance

Archive

ISSUE NO. 6
December 2024

Around the Country – November 2024

By About Time

The latest in criminal justice around the country, including prison overcrowding in WA, government stalls on gambling reforms, new reforms strengthening laws against strangulation and more.

2 – 3 MIN READ EACH
ISSUE NO. 6
December 2024

Improving Job Options for Women Exiting the Justice System

By Cathy Campesato, WAM and FIGJAM members

The journey back to employment for women with a criminal record can be challenging but also transformative. It requires a comprehensive approach that addresses immediate needs, builds skills, provides support, creates valuable employment opportunities and tackles systemic barriers.

3 MIN READ

Finding Community After Prisons

By Nina Storey

The Untold Stories of Injustice is a five-part radio series that features a collection of interviews, discussions and events highlighting the experiences of folks who have been incarcerated in so-called Victoria, Australia.  

3 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 6
December 2024

The Benefits of Prison Pen-Pal Programs

By Denham Sadler

Prison pen-pal programs have been found to improve the health and wellbeing of those in prison, and their rehabilitation, thanks to improved connections with
the general community.

6 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 5
November 2024

Around the Country – October 2024

By About Time

The latest in criminal justice around the country, including a calling for reform on Youth Justice, the age of criminal responsibility being reduced to 10 in the NT and a potential end to strip searches for women in QLD prisons.

1 – 3 MIN READ EACH
ISSUE NO. 5
November 2024

States Set to Improve Computer Access in Cells

By Denham Sadler

Several states are looking to improve access to technologies in prison cells, with some also to provide limited access to the internet and email.

8 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 4
October 2024

Around the Country – September 2024

By About Time

The latest in criminal justice around the country, including Queensland Police Officers facing charges after a watchhouse incident, formerly incarcerated women calling for the end of strip searches in prisons and domestic violence law reforms in NSW.

1 – 3 MIN READ

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