Tag: Prisons and Punishment
Killer appeals against life sentence
A woman jailed for life for the murder of a 16-year-old girl is appealing against her sentence.[MORE]
Inmate charged over alleged drug ring
New South Wales Police have charged a 29-year-old prisoner with 16 offences related to an alleged organised crime network.[MORE]
Man cops periodic detention for child porn
A Canberra man has been sentenced for downloading child pornography.[MORE]
Inmate interviewed over alleged drug ring
A prisoner suspected of running a drug ring from inside jail is being questioned by police in Goulburn.[MORE]
Man jailed for nightclub stabbings
A 27-year-old man who stabbed three people at a Subiaco night club last year has been sentenced to two years jail. [MORE]
More online journalists than print journalists behind bars: CPJ
More online journalists are jailed around the world than journalists from any other medium, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reports.[MORE]
Mandatory jail terms for juveniles criticised
The Youth Legal Service says laws of mandatory jail terms for people who assault police officers could increase the risk of young people reoffending.[MORE]
Grave concerns over assault legislation
The West Australian Opposition says it has grave concerns about the Government's push to jail anyone who assaults a police officer.[MORE]
Sister slams Wood's 'trial by media'
Gordon Wood's sister has lashed out at his sentencing for the murder of girlfriend Caroline Byrne.[MORE]
Police assault laws to apply to juveniles
A Bill to introduce mandatory jail terms for people who assault police will also apply to juveniles aged between 14 and 18.[MORE]
Inmate used mobile to run drug ring: police
NSW Police say they've smashed a drug ring run by an inmate in Lithgow jail on an illegal mobile phone.[MORE]
Credit crunch not expected to hamper search for jail partner
The Victorian Government is not expecting the economic slowdown to affect its search for a private partner to build the new Ararat prison.[MORE]
Wood sentence 'a gross miscarriage of justice'
Gordon Wood's sister has slammed his prison sentence for the murder of Caroline Byrne as a gross miscarriage of justice and maintains her brother had nothing to do with the model's death.[MORE]
Tuckey wants plea bargain probe
The federal Member for O'Connor, Wilson Tuckey, has demanded an inquiry into why the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) chose to accept a plea bargain from the killer of Yalgoo farmer William Rowe.[MORE]
Politicians move to kill off death penalty
Federal politicians are working towards new laws to prevent the return of the death penalty in Australia.[MORE]
Govt questioned over detention centre delays
The ACT Opposition has questioned why it is taking so long to move residents into Canberra's new youth justice centre.[MORE]
DPP to appeal against sentence for drunk driver
The West Australian Director of Public Prosecutions will appeal against the sentence given to a driver who hit and killed a Perth baby.[MORE]
Vigilantes found guilty of assaulting thief
Four Bunbury hotel workers have been convicted of holding a 16-year-old boy captive, while he was tortured in an act of 'vigilante' style revenge.[MORE]
Cricket bat death sparks call for tougher sentences
The wife of a Yalgoo pastoralist killed at a Geraldton beach is calling for tougher sentences for people who commit violent crimes.[MORE]
Iraq's 'Chemical Ali' gets second death sentence
An Iraqi court has condemned Iraq's notorious "Chemical Ali" Hassan al-Majid to death over his role in Saddam Hussein's brutal crushing of a 1991 Shiite uprising, his second death sentence.[MORE]
ABC reporter Lloyd to serve 10 months
ABC reporter Peter Lloyd has been sentenced to 10 months' jail by a Singapore court.[MORE]
SA Govt defends drugs rise in jails
The Opposition blames overcrowding for more security concerns in SA jails.[MORE]
Goldfields to get juvenile justice centre
Western Australia's second juvenile justice centre will open in the goldfields next month.[MORE]
Concerns aired over juvenile justice centre progress
There is concern work still has not started on improvements at the Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre, months after plans were announced.[MORE]
$11.6m expansion planned for Alice jail
The Superintendent of the Alice Springs Correctional Centre says the prison will spend $11.6 million expanding, due to rising inmate numbers.[MORE]
