Young people out of prisons!

Written by Julia on April 22, 2013 – 1:22 am -

The issues surrounding young people being placed in adult prisons raises a raft of human rights and legal issues. Tonight we talk to Chantelle Higgs from the Centre for the Human Rights of Imprisoned People (CHRIP) about these issues and their advocacy for the decarceration of young people.  

 
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Smart Justice: 1 May 2012

Written by Jordana on May 8, 2012 – 2:14 am -

On tonight’s show we speak with Michelle McDonnell, policy officer at the Federation of Community Legal Centres, about their Smart Justice initiative. Smart Justice provides a much needed tempered, reasoned and fact-backed voice in the often heated debates around criminal justice policies in Victoria.

For more information see the Smart Justice website: http://www.smartjustice.org.au/

 
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DBL 27 September 2011 - Reverse Presumptions & Decarceration

Written by Julia on September 27, 2011 – 2:39 am -

Natasha Wholan is a Drug Outreach Lawyer with Fitzroy Legal Service. On the show she talks about her experience as a newly admitted lawyer involved in the Momcilovic case which raised human rights arguments in criminal matters and was heard in the High Court of Australia.

Terri Silvertree is an advocate with the Decarceration Network which is working to promote decarceration and abolitionist messages through a poster that outlines the real impacts of imprisonment and criminalisation in terms of violence, recividism and community safety. The poster was recently launched by the Centre for the Human Rights of Imprisoned People.

 
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Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women in Victorian Prisons

Written by Julia on October 26, 2010 – 1:15 am -

A new report has been released by the Centre for Human Rights of Imprisoned People and Springvale Monash Legal Service. The report entitled ‘Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women in Victorian Prisons‘ has found that while the number of women imprisoned in Victoria has increased dramatically over the past two years, a disproportionate number of the women imprisoned come from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds, with the number of Vietnamese women in prison almost doubling during 2008 – 2009. The report also found CALD women are often isolated and marginalised in prison and therefore experience imprisonment in a way that is more punitive.
Phoebe Barton, a Project Worker with the Centre for the Human Rights of Imprisoned People joins us to speak about the report’s findings and recommendations.

 
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Rachel Herzing at the Imprisoned People and Social Justice Forum

Written by shane on September 22, 2009 – 1:37 am -

Two weeks ago, the Imprisoned People and Social Justice Forum was held at the Koori Heritage Trust down on King Street.

The forum was organised by the Decarceration Working Group, with support and collaboration from Flat Out, Sisters Inside, the Centre for the Human Rights of Imprisoned People and the Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention Legal Service.

The day aimed to facilitate discussions on systemic issues in imprisonment, strategies for decarceration and social justice for imprisoned men and women in Victoria, with input from national and international speakers including formerly imprisoned people.

Rachel Herzing, an activist from the US with almost 20 years of organising experience, came to the forum and gave a talk about the work and politics of two US prison abolitionist organisations: Critical Resistance and Creative Interventions.

 
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DBL: Lex Wotton & Deaths in Custody 11 November 2008

Written by camilla on November 12, 2008 – 11:26 pm -

News in Brief: US electoral system, anti-gay proposition 8 in California, and Victorian bar ‘lockout’.

On 7 November 2008, Palm Island Aboriginal man Lex Wotton was sentenced to six years’ jail for “riot with destruction”— just four days after 22 police officers received bravery awards for their role in the 2004 Palm Island protests. Wotton, a 40-year-old plumber and community leader was convicted last month of rioting with destruction for his role in riots on Palm Island a week after Mulrunji Doomadgee died in 2004. Doomadgee died in police custody. A coronial inquest found that Doomadgee was killed as a result of punches by a police officer, Sergeant Hurley. After a nationwide public campaign in which the Queensland Director of Public Prosecutions initially refused to lay charges, Hurley was eventually brought to trial over Mulrunji’s death. Hurley was acquitted of manslaughter in three hours by an all white Townsville jury.

Joining us tonight on Done By Law is Kim Bullimore to discuss some of the many issues and injustices raised by Lex Wotton’s case. Kim Bullimore has been a political activist for more than 10 years.  She is a Murri woman from North Queensland and is a long time Indigneous rights and anti-racism activist.  Kim is active in Free Lex Wotton campaign, as well as cross-border Indigenous solidarity campaigning.

 
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