The state government introduced legislation to Parliament last week that allows for people in prison’s legal right of one hour in the open air every day to be limited due to a range of reasons.

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Staff at a Canberra prison pepper sprayed a First Nations inmate who was self-harming and then handcuffed and strip searched her, an investigation has found.

New informal voting data reveals there is still a long way to go to ensure the prison population is provided with proper information and education.

Nearly one in three people incarcerated in Queensland are eligible for parole but yet to be released, a new report has found.