Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "corrections"
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1.2KArticleBushfire Risk Makes Proposed Northern Regional Prison Site Unviable
Media release – Concerned Residents Opposed to the Westbury Prison Site, 31 July 2020 Bushfire Risk makes Proposed Northern Regional Prison Site...
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Prison System Issues
Media release – Michael Ferguson, Acting Attorney-General and Minister for Corrections, 23 July 2020 Addressing the issues facing the State’s correctional system...
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1.3KStatementsWRAP – Different Rules
Media release – Westbury Region Against the Prison, 6 July 2020 One rule for Government & Co – another for the rest...
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New Northern Regional Prison – Bad Policy in Action
If we fixed poor policy settings that are driving the crime and recidivism rate up, we wouldn't need a Northern Prison, argues...
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Northern Prison Questions Remain
Questions remain about why Minister for Corrections Elise Archer has selected the site announced for the Northern Regional Prison.
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Northern Prison Site Confirmed for Westbury
The Tasmanian government is committed to a Birralee Road site near Westbury for the new Northern Regional Prison.
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‘Justice Connect’ to Overhaul Court IT
Fujitsu has been selected to lead a significant overhaul of Tasmania’s legacy criminal information management systems under the state’s $24.5 million ‘Justice...
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Westbury Prison Study
Media release – Westbury Region Against the Prison Inc, 10 June 2020 In October 2019, the Government commissioned SGS Economics and Planning to...
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Where’s the Westbury Report?
Media release – Ella Haddad MP, Shadow Minister for Corrections, & Jen Butler MP, Labor Member for Lyons, 1 June 2020 Don’t sit on...
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Risdon Prison is No Place for Rehabilitation
It was because torture, flogging, and hanging became repugnant to community sensibilities and their efficacy questioned, that they were ultimately abolished in...
