ISSUE NO. 20
MARCH 2026

News and Investigations

Each edition contains news articles and investigative pieces. These are topical stories that are usually about prisons and criminal justice.

We also summarise the latest criminal justice news around the country.

Latest

Around the Country – February 2026

By About Time

Including a death in custody at Acacia prison in WA, Victoria spending the most on youth detention, remand numbers skyrocketing in NSW and more.

ISSUE NO. 20
10 MIN READ
Ethan Cassidy

‘She Is Me’: Stories By Us, For Us

By Stacey Stokes and Tahlia Isaac

Project: herself is an organisation I set up to advocate and support women to have self-determined lives. We do that through a couple of things – including storytelling advocacy and frontline service delivery.

ISSUE NO. 20
4 MIN READ

Our Voices at the United Nations: A Joint Fight for Human Rights

By Sisters Inside, National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, Scarlet Alliance and Asian Migrant Sex Worker Advisory Group

In July 2025, four organisations came together to make sure the truth about prisons, policing and criminalisation in Australia was heard on the world stage.

ISSUE NO. 20
2 MIN READ
Jonathan Ansel Moy de Vitry via Unsplash

Archive

ISSUE NO. 8
March 2025

Pride Without Police

By Stacey Stokes

The Midsumma Pride March sees tens of thousands march down Fitzroy Street in St Kilda, with many more turning out to cheer them on.

4 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 8
March 2025

Around the Country – February 2025

By About Time

Including Labor pushing for mandatory minimums for hate crimes and terror offences, the Age of Criminal Responsibility rising in 2025 in the ACT, new NSW laws to target antisemitism and hate speech and more.

2 – 3 MIN READ EACH
ISSUE NO. 7
February 2025

Around the Country – January 2025

By Rosie Heselev

The latest in criminal justice around the country, including Grafton Gaol getting an upgrade that caters towards growing health needs, a new report on wellbeing within Tasmanian prisons, recent changes to parole laws in Queensland and more.

2 – 3 MIN READ EACH
ISSUE NO. 7
February 2025

The Future Shapers: Connecting Between the Divide

By Stacey Stokes

A program in Ballarat, Victoria is connecting regular community members with people in prison. The program, ‘The Future Shapers,’ conducts tours of local prisons and sit-down group interviews with inmates.

5 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 6
December 2024

Around the Country – November 2024

By About Time

The latest in criminal justice around the country, including prison overcrowding in WA, government stalls on gambling reforms, new reforms strengthening laws against strangulation and more.

2 – 3 MIN READ EACH
ISSUE NO. 6
December 2024

Improving Job Options for Women Exiting the Justice System

By Cathy Campesato, WAM and FIGJAM members

The journey back to employment for women with a criminal record can be challenging but also transformative. It requires a comprehensive approach that addresses immediate needs, builds skills, provides support, creates valuable employment opportunities and tackles systemic barriers.

3 MIN READ

Finding Community After Prisons

By Nina Storey

The Untold Stories of Injustice is a five-part radio series that features a collection of interviews, discussions and events highlighting the experiences of folks who have been incarcerated in so-called Victoria, Australia.  

3 MIN READ

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