Australia’s states and territories are building more and more prisons, trying to outdo each other on law and order. Crime rates across Australia are falling , but incarceration rates have…
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PC Report on Government Services – Justice
The Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services (RoGS) also covers Justice – Police, Courts and Corrective Services. Total government expenditure for the justice services measured in RoGS was almost $16…
NSW government shelves pop-up prison after community backlash
Emu Plains site a no-go.
National Australia Bank backs scheme to keep parolees out of prison
Social impact investment.
Drone hijackings on police radar
Over the air apprehension.
Prisons become a new $3.8bn building boom
7000 new beds to cope with record numbers.
NSW jails blasted for escaping KPIs
Minister orders data crackdown.
Prisoner reoffending hits record high in Victoria
Victorian prisoners back inside in 44 per cent of cases.
Rising prison numbers put pressure on states
Tough on crime policies are challenging state budgets
Tensions rise before imminent jail smoking bans in NSW, VIC
Prison officers’ reactions mixed.
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