Category: Prison Issues Update

Please find the following material from Australia and overseas related to substance use and rehabilitation in prisons and the criminal justice system for the months of August-October 2011:

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Reports & Publications

Assessing the social climate of Australian prisons (AIC)
Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 427

Poly drug use among police detainees (AIC)
Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no.425

Prescription drug use among detainees: Prevalence, sources and links to crime (AIC)
Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no.423

Juvenile justice in Australia 2009-10 (AIHW)

Recent Research Articles

Decline in sexual assaults in Men’s prisons in NSW (the introduction of prison drug programs is a factor explored) (abstract only)

Incarceration is a major risk factor for blood-borne infection among intravenous drug users

News, Media & Resources

Call for support for Aboriginal juveniles, 19 October (The West Australian)

Inmates to help in cannabis withdrawal study: ...the 18-month project will focus on Indigenous male inmates at the prison... , 18 October (ABC Online)

Inmates Send Positive Messages To Indigenous Students  ,14 October (Joint Australian government media release)

Drugs thrown over wall, 9 October (Canberra Times)

Govt warns fix for youth justice system decade away , 9 October (Canberra Times)

Drug trafficker Elie Malkoun faces three years' jail in US, 5 October (Herald Sun)

Locked up and locked out, 5 October (Aboriginal Legal Service of WA)

Smoking, mental illness concerns in jails ,28 Sept (Herald Sun)

Hepatitis prison infections falling, 28 Sept (Health Canal.com)

Prison shouldn't be a death penalty  ,13 Sept (The Drum)

Drug reform in jail: the pointy end of policymaking , 31 August (The Drum)

Union stymies jail needle bid , 30 August (Canberra Times)

Australian prison population increases and repeat imprisonment figures are dramatic and alarming, 30 August (Melbourne University)

Drug programs help cut prison numbers  , 29 August (SMH)

Half of detained teens are indigenous, 21 August (NEWS.com.au)

Call to keep jails single-sex, 8 August (Courier Mail)

International

Addiction, Drugs and Crime: Transforming Our Strategy, 25 October, US

Few Florida Prison Inmates Getting Drug Treatment, 1 October, US

U.S. Judge: Confinement Too Harsh for Mexican Cartel Figure, 30 September, US

Australia

Find recent Law, Crime & Justice stories on ABC Radio National here.

 Useful links to research and publications:
Corrective Services Australia (ABS)
Prisoners in Australia (ABS)
Report on Government Services 2009 (Productivity Commission)
Corrective Services management and reform (AIC)
Prisoner health and juvenile justice (AIHW)
Research and publications (No Bars)
Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia (revised) 2004

New South Wales

Find recent Prisons and Punishment stories from ABC Sydney here.

Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) Find the latest research and statistics and media releases from the CSNSW website here.

NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
BOCSAR is the State’s official source of NSW crime statistics. Find the latest BOSCAR crime statistics, criminal court statistics, publications, and media releases from their website here.

Recent BOCSAR media release: NSW Recorded Crime Statistics quarterly update: March 2011 (7 June); Police Arrests and Correctional Workload (4 July); The changing nature of objects stolen in household burglaries (6 July)

Justice Health (NSW Government)

Justice Health provides health care in a complex environment to people in the adult correctional system, to those in courts and police cells, to juvenile detainees and to those within the NSW forensic mental health system and in the community. Find Justice Health publications from the Justice Health website here.

Recent Justice Health publications: 2009 NSW Inmate Health Survey: Key Findings Report; 2009 NSW Inmate Health Survey Aboriginal Report; Young People in Custody Health Survey

Queensland

Find recent Prisons and Punishment stories from ABC Brisbane here.

Queensland Corrective Services (QCS)
Find the latest resources and publications at the QCS website here.

Western Australia

Find recent Prisons and Punishment stories from ABC Perth here.

Western Australian Department of Corrective Services (WADCS)
Find the latest statistics and publications from the WADCS website here.

Crime Research Centre (CRC)
The CRC at the University of Western Australia publishes annual crime and justice statistics which have enhanced understanding of the extent of the crime problem in the state and trends in criminal justice. Find reports and statistics from the CRC website here.

Victoria

Find recent Prisons and Punishment stories from ABC Melbourne here.

Victorian Department of Justice
Find the latest research and statistics from the VDJ website here.

Tasmania

Find recent Prisons and Punishment stories from ABC Hobart here.

Tasmania Corrective Services. (Department of Justice)
Find the Tasmanian Department of Justice Corrective Services website here.

Australian Capital Territory

Find recent Prisons and Punishment stories from ABC Canberra here.

ACT Corrective Services
Find information ACT Corrective services website here.

Northern Territory

Find recent Prisons and Punishment stories from ABC Darwin here.

NT Correctional Services (NT Department of Justice)
Find information about Correctional Services in NT from the NT Department of Justice website here.

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The PIU provides information sourced from the ANCDs regular media and policy monitoring activities and information services provided by external organisations. The PIU recognises and thanks: DrugScope; ADCA; Beyond Bars; DrugInfo; ATODA; and Corrections Victoria for their contributions to this edition.

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