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The Australian’s podcast interviews with jailed parents who abused daughter examined by NSW authorities

Exclusive: Corrective Services investigates how Richard Guilliatt of The Australian was able to interview Rob and Karen Gilfillan for Shadow of Doubt podcast

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Politician alleges NSW Corrections illegally snooped on her calls with prisoners

Exclusive: Greens MLC Sue Higginson tells parliament that Corrective Services knew things ‘which made it very clear they had monitored our conversation’

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New digs for killers and rapists as archaic jail closes

Some of Australia's most notorious criminals will soon have a new home as their ageing prison closes due to its cells no longer being fit for purpose.

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New data reveals increase in staggering death toll from known hanging points in Australian jails

Coroners’ records obtained since Guardian investigation expose yet more deaths from ligature points that authorities knew about but failed to remove

The Guardian - AU

We asked every Australian state why ligature points in jails had not been removed. Here are their responses

Prison authorities tell Guardian Australia what they are doing to make their inmates safe

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Teenager's alleged murder sparks calls for change

A mother whose teenage daughter was allegedly murdered on a night out has called on the community to unite against gendered violence.

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Man Charged With 19 Y.O. Audrey Griffin’s Murder Found Dead In Police Custody

The man accused of the murder of 19 Y.O. Audrey Griffin, Adrian Noel Torrens, has been found dead in police custody.

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Advocates condemn ‘unconscionable’ denial of water before mentally ill man’s death in Sydney prison

Guards at Silverwater deliberately turned off the water to Simon Cartwright’s cell to punish him and joked it was ‘entertaining’

The Guardian - AU

Ambushed, stabbed: jail agency regret officer's torture

Corrective Services NSW regrets a prison officer was ambushed and doused in a hazardous chemical during a six-hour siege, after being fined $600,000.

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Burnt, tortured prison guard left 'spiralling' in pain

A former prison guard who was left with chemical burns, a punctured lung and stab wounds has told a court his life trajectory has plummeted.

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Serco must be punished for ‘oppressive’ treatment of prisoners at Australia’s largest jail, legal experts say

Potential class action against private prison operator raised after 175 inmates at Clarence correctional centre locked in their cells for days after assault by a single prisoner

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Stacks of prison punishments 'unlawful, unjust'

Tina was awaiting trial when she asked for help with her drug problem. A damning report has found she was instead charged with failing a drug test.

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NSW prisons settle case over Indigenous inmate's death

A confidential sum has been paid to the widow of an Indigenous man who experienced a fatal asthma attack while behind bars.

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Drug search staff, shut 'undignified' wing: report on Cessnock jails

More than 90 recommendations were made, stemming from inspections.

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A look inside life at Cessnock prison half a century after it opened

'It's quite remarkable to see what's happened at this complex.'

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'Incompetent or corrupt' to employ rapist prison guard

Prisons across NSW will be scrutinised by a task force after a scathing report condemned processes that allowed a guard to rape several inmates.

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Prisoners routinely strip-searched at NSW prison deemed ‘unsafe’ for inmates and staff in scathing report

Exclusive: Inspector finds ‘obvious hanging points’ and poor visibility from staff areas in Silverwater, which had more than 200 incidents of self-harm in a year

Newcastle Herald

Hunter inmates build new cells for Northern Territory jail

The first nine units have been sent from St Heliers Correctional Centre.

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News access sparks violence, protection in prisons

A well-meaning trial to permit prisoners to read the news has sparked violence and led some inmates to spend days on end in protection, MPs have been told.

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Private prison deal ditched in NSW jails shake-up

One of the largest prisons in NSW will be returned to public ownership after 30 years as the state government unwinds privatisation of the facilities.

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Family of Aboriginal man TJ Denniss say lack of mental health support contributed to death in custody

The Wiradjuri man was held in prolonged solitary confinement and moved from prison to prison, lawyer says

Newcastle Herald

Shortland death in custody sparks call for action on safer cells, Aboriginal incarceration rates

A coronial report has questioned the 26-year-old man's care under Corrective Services.

The Guardian - AU

Prison inmates to be charged 24c a minute for phone calls as NSW scraps cheaper providers

Decision could make inmates’ contact with family and friends unaffordable, despite studies showing it reduces recidivism

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Imprisoned pilot’s human rights breached, family claims

The operator of a NSW prison denies it is holding former US military pilot Dan Duggan in solitary confinement as alleged by his family.

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Disgraced ex-NSW MP Milton Orkopolous in hospital after prison bashing

The former state Labor MP was found by staff with head injuries.

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