Policing and detention
Media and commentary related to our work to provide critical oversight of NSW Police, prisons and youth detention centres, to protect human rights and ensure fair and lawful treatment.
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Expansion of police drone trial raises accountability and privacy concerns
The trial has been expanded before NSW Police’s evaluation has concluded, leaving serious questions unanswered.
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NIT: Indigenous children spending months in detention without sentence, new data shows
Legal advice we obtained shows that the Australian Government could act to stop state and territory governments from locking up children.
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news.com.au: Push for ‘anytime, anywhere’ knife search powers for NSW Police
We highlighted a lack of evidence that knife wanding by police reduces crime.
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Guardian: The home affairs minister, the private prison contractor and the secret meeting
We explained why a new blanket policy of handcuffing people in immigration detention for transfers was almost certainly unlawful.
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LSJ: NSW Government urged to reverse prison offence reforms
We called out the NSW Government’s regressive and unfair changes to the prison discipline system.
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Sydney Criminal Lawyers: Civil Society Calls on Corrective Services NSW to Implement Ombudsman Prison Reforms
Reporting on our call on the NSW Government to reverse harmful reforms that undermine justice in NSW prisons.
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National Indigenous Times: Australia accused of ignoring human rights obligations on Indigenous children
The UN says overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the criminal justice system “reflects systemic and structural racial discrimination”.
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Leading legal and First Nations organisations say Minister must implement NSW Ombudsman recommendations
We called on the Minister for Corrections to reverse the Government’s egregious decision to lower the standard of proof for correctional centre offences.
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Joint open letter urging implementation of NSW Ombudsman’s inmate discipline recommendations
Our coalition is urging the NSW Government to implement NSW Ombudsman recommendations and reverse an egregious decision to change the standard of proof for prison offences.
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2SER: Youth Justice Inquiry offers chance for reform
Principal Solicitor Jonathan Hall Spence joined 2SER to discuss the Youth Justice Inquiry and the chance for reform.