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. 13
August 2025

Around the Country – July 2025

By About Time

Including Victoria increasing jail time for posting crimes online, ACT raising the age of criminal responsibility, WA calling for internet access for those studying on the inside and more.

2-3 MIN READ EACH
ISSUE NO. 13
August 2025

Reintegration Conference Held in Alice Springs

By About Time

In June, people from across the country gathered in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) for the 18th Reintegration Puzzle Conference – an annual event for those working in justice reform, as well as those with lived experience of prison and reintegration.

3 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 13
August 2025

How Your Prison Journey Can Lead to Meaningful Work

By Stacey Stokes

People who’ve been incarcerated have a unique and valuable perspective. Remember – lived experience can open doors to meaningful employment once you’re released. It could be a fulfilling job filled with community, purpose and support.

3 MIN READ
BREAKING
May 1, 2026

About Time at the Reintegration Puzzle Conference 2025

By About Time

In June, people from across the country gathered in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) for the 18th Reintegration Puzzle Conference — an annual event for those working in justice reform and those with lived experience of prison and reintegration. 

4 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 12
July 2025

Ice Cube Drops Wisdom on Jailbreak Radio

By Kate Pinnock

The godfather of hip hop, rapper, and filmmaker Ice Cube from Los Angeles spoke exclusively to prison radio show ‘Jailbreak’  about his own experiences in the American prison system.

4 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 12
July 2025

An Unexpected Exclusive with Australian Fugitive, Markis Turner

By Damien Linnane

Markis is the alleged ‘mastermind’ behind a scheme to import more than 71 kilos of cocaine to Australia. He fled the country while on bail, and was caught after two years on the run in the Philippines. That was 2017. He’s been detained here ever since.

5 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 12
July 2025

Around the Country – June 2025

By About Time

Including an inspection of court custody centres in WA, Victoria enforcing the nation's strictest machete ban, Tasmanians returning to the polls and more.

2-3 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 12
July 2025

Money, Money, Money

By Stacey Stokes

A report by Financial Counselling Australia said this is a form of “double punishment”, with people leaving prison in a worse financial position than when they entered it because the system is “stacked against them”.

3 MIN READ

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