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Cost of locking up prisoners reaches eye-watering high

The cost of managing the nation's prison populations has exploded in the past decade as cells become fuller and more people reoffend.

AAP · Feb 3

Bail failing: legal services warn against tighter laws

Restricting bail and increasing penalties do not work to reduce crime, legal experts say, as 'tough on crime' measures continue to sweep across Australia.

AAP · May 8, 2025

$20m fund would keep more out of jail, make ACT safer: report

Justice Reform Initiative calls for funding to prevent incarceration.

The Canberra Times · Feb 27, 2024

Australia’s harsh youth detention system ‘a national shame’

Australian youth detention is a "national shame" as more evidence emerges of harsh treatment of teenagers at a troubled Perth jail.

The New Daily · Nov 15, 2022

Qld locks up more children than any state

Queensland has more children behind bars than any jurisdiction with a report saying the government's youth justice policies are based on politics, not evidence.

AAP · Nov 14, 2022

NT a world leader in prison rates: report

A new report says the Northern Territory jails people at a rate among the highest in the world, with Indigenous Australians significantly over-represented.

AAP · Sep 16, 2022

Giving ex-prisoners public housing cuts crime and re-incarceration – and saves money

“Going home” is a classic metaphor for exiting prison. But most people exiting prison in Australia either expect to be homeless, or don’t know where they will be staying when released.

The Conversation · May 3, 2022

Justice Reform Initiative wants prison reform to support vulnerable community members

The Justice Reform Initiative wants more money spent on helping vulnerable people with issues such as employment, mental health and housing and less for locking those same people up.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2022