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WGAR News: Stop it! Justice Reinvestment is not a solution - Do not sell out another generation with more lies: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 13/06/2015 - 7:56pm

Newsletter date: 14 June 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Stop it! Justice Reinvestment is not a solution - Do not sell out another generation with more lies

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Deaths in custody decreasing but the prison experience takes lives post release

* News Analysis: The Stringer: Custody Notification Service prevents Aboriginal deaths in police cell custody

Geography:

New South Wales

Northern Territory

South Australia

Western Australia

Keywords:

Justice Reinvestment

Aboriginal imprisonment

Aboriginal deaths in custody

Justice Reinvestment is not a solution

Gerry Georgatos

Deaths in custody decreasing but the prison experience takes lives post release

Custody Notification Service prevents Aboriginal deaths in police cell custody

Custody Notification Service

CNS - Custody Notification Service

Premier Barnett - you promised - In the name of Ms Dhu - where are the Custody Notification Service & the end to jailing fine defaulters

In The NT - Streamlined Police Paperwork Takes Priority Over Black Deaths In Custody

Plans to close Aboriginal homelands / remote communities in WA and SA (and NT?)

WGAR News: Keep kids in communities and out of detention: Amnesty International Australia

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 12/06/2015 - 8:09pm

Newsletter date: 13 June 2015

Contents:

* News Analysis: Amnesty International Australia: Australia must back Indigenous expertise to end crisis of children's incarceration
[Featuring Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty, launching a national report at the National Press Club]

Geography:

Global/International

New South Wales

Western Australia

Keywords:

Justice Reinvestment

Aboriginal children in detention

Indigenous children's incarceration

Aboriginal Youth Detention In WA

Aboriginal imprisonment

Amnesty International Australia

Australia must back Indigenous expertise to end crisis of children's incarceration

Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty

National Press Club

Nation's highest rates of Aboriginal children in detention a source of shame for WA

Western Australia - keep kids in communities and out of detention

Amnesty International Research Report - A brighter tomorrow - keeping Indigenous kids in the community and out of detention in Australia

Indigenous Kids Behind Bars Are 'A New Lost Generation'

Western Australia Slammed For Locking Up Indigenous Kids

Rates Of Aboriginal Youth Detention In WA Could Breach International Obligations - Report Warns

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Amy McQuire

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles

WGAR News: Funding needed for Custody Notification Service: ALS News, Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT)

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 28/05/2015 - 7:26pm

Newsletter date: 29 May 2015

Geography:

New South Wales

Keywords:

ALS - Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT)

Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT)

Aboriginal Legal Service - NSW / ACT

Custody Notification Service

CNS - Custody Notification Service

The Custody Notification Service is more than a phone line - it’s a lifeline

Save the CNS and prevent Aboriginal deaths in police custody

Take Action - Change the Record - Take the Change the Record campaign pledge

Take the Change the Record campaign pledge

'Change the Record' campaign

Change the Record campaign

Change the Record

National Justice Coalition

The 'Change the Record' campaign is led by the National Justice Coalition

12 June 2015 - Community is Everything Panel - Redfern Launch - Redfern Amnesty Group - Eventbrite

Amnesty Redfern Action Group

Tammy Solonec on Twitter

Justice Reinvestment

Aboriginal imprisonment

Aboriginal deaths in custody

Aboriginal Peoples and the impact of the Federal Budget

WGAR News: Change the Record campaign aims to cut Indigenous jail rates in a generation: Helen Davidson & Monica Tan, The Guardian

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 15/05/2015 - 10:04pm

Newsletter date: 17 May 2015

Contents:

* Homepage of Change the Record: Smarter Justice. Safer Communities.: https://changetherecord.org.au/
* Media Release: Change the Record: Greater investment in communities is needed, post-budget
* Media Release: Change the Record: Time to Change the Record
* About us: Change the Record: Steering Committee - National Justice Coalition

Geography:

Global/International

Western Australia

WGAR News: Seven per cent of the Kimberley homeless!: Gerry Georgatos interviewed by CAAMA's Kyle Dowling

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 06/05/2015 - 7:05pm

Newsletter date: 7 May 2015

Contents:

* Audio Interview: Kyle Dowling, Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA): Seven per cent of the Kimberley homeless! [Featuring Gerry Georgatos]
* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Seven per cent of the Kimberley homeless - but hey, who cares?
* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Perth City Council fob off Matargarup homeless & say they cannot help homeless

Geography:

Northern Territory

Western Australia

Keywords:

Aboriginal children

Gerry Georgatos

Jennifer Kaeshagen

CAAMA - Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association

Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association

Seven per cent of the Kimberley homeless

Seven per cent of the Kimberley homeless - but hey - who cares

Perth City Council fob off Matargarup homeless & say they cannot help homeless

Matargarup homeless

52 times more likely to go to jail - Aboriginal children jailed at the world's highest rate

St*ff the reports research - Sam Cook has shown the way - let's hit the streets to end the racism

Plato said engage with our politicians or risk being governed by the 'dumb' - 'the suicides crises'

Another misguided reductionist plan to reduce rates of suicide & self-harm

Aboriginal imprisonment

Suicide and Self-harm in First Nations Communities

Aboriginal Suicide

Aboriginal homelessness

WGAR News: Urgent Action: Stop WA's Bill for the mandatory sentencing of children: Amnesty International Australia

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 03/04/2015 - 6:22pm

Newsletter date: 5 April 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Jack Callil, VICE United States: Why Are Indigenous Australian Kids Doing Time in Adult Prisons?
* Audio: Caitlyn Gribbin, ABC News: Children speak about being held in police lock-ups
* Analysis / Opinion: Caitlyn Gribbin, ABC News: Nearly 200 children locked in WA police station cells awaiting transfer to Perth after sentencing

Geography:

Global/International

Western Australia

Keywords:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

VICE United States

Why Are Indigenous Australian Kids Doing Time in Adult Prisons

Caitlyn Gribbin

Children speak about being held in police lock-ups

Nearly 200 children locked in WA police station cells awaiting transfer to Perth after sentencing

Justice Reinvestment

Aboriginal imprisonment

Aboriginal deaths in custody

Amnesty International Australia

Stop WA's Bill for the mandatory sentencing of children

Stop WA's mandatory sentencing of young people

12 organisations unite against harsh WA Bill

Three strikes bill will result in more young people in detention

Gerry Georgatos

Amelia Theodorakis

YourLifeChoices

Calla Wahlquist

Law Society of Western Australia

Unfair mandatory sentencing laws

WA Bill will lock up hundreds of people - but won't reduce home burglary

Three strikes and you're out - mandatory sentencing in WA

WGAR News: Custody Notification Service will continue in NSW - but please hurry it up for WA: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 08/03/2015 - 2:39pm

Newsletter date: 10 March 2015

Contents:

* Audio Interview: Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Marianne Mackay, campaigner for First Nations rights within the WA criminal justice system

Geography:

New South Wales

Western Australia

Keywords:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Marianne Mackay

Marianne Mackay

Marianne Headland Mackay

Gerry Georgatos

Custody Notification Service

Family of Ms Dhu calls for Custody Notification Service

Family of Ms Dhu - mother Della Roe and grandmother Carol Roe

Family of Ms Dhu applaud Scullion in urging Western Australia to implement Custody Notification Service

NATSILS - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services

Aboriginal Legal Service

Aboriginal Legal Service NSW ACT

Death in Custody rally

Death in Custody rally - some meaningful changes can occur overnight

Western Australia urged to stop jailing fine defaulters

mandatory sentencing laws

Australia - locking up its First People for 200 years

Justice Reinvestment

Aboriginal imprisonment

Aboriginal deaths in custody

Aboriginal Peoples and the impact of the Federal Budget

WGAR News: We won't overcome Indigenous disadvantage by cutting legal services: Larissa Behrendt, The Guardian

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 08/03/2015 - 2:21pm

Newsletter date: 9 March 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Larissa Behrendt, The Guardian: We won't overcome Indigenous disadvantage by cutting legal services

Geography:

New South Wales

Keywords:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Larissa Behrendt

cutting Aboriginal legal services

Indigenous Disadvantage

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services - Natsils

NATSILS - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services

Aboriginal Legal Service

Aboriginal Legal Service Faces Uncertain Future Despite Govt Promise Of No Cuts

Aboriginal Legal Service NSW ACT

The Aboriginal Legal Service defending their right to defend

Warren Barnsley

NSW ACT legal service flags reduced operation with funding cuts

Senator Rachel Siewert

Senator Penny Wright

Australian Greens

Indigenous legal cuts a national embarrassment

Indigenous legal service to shut down

Aboriginal Peoples and the impact of the Federal Budget

Justice Reinvestment

Aboriginal imprisonment

Aboriginal deaths in custody

WGAR News: Justice for Julieka Campaign: Deaths In Custody Watch Committee WA

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 06/02/2015 - 4:12pm

Newsletter date: 16 February 2015

Contents:

* Upcoming Event: Wed 25 February 2015; 12 noon: Rally against all deaths in custody: Parliament House, West Perth

Geography:

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Western Australia

Keywords:

WGAR Background: Justice Reinvestment, Aboriginal imprisonment and Aboriginal deaths in custody

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 24/12/2014 - 8:54pm

Last updated: 5 October 2015

Archive - Prior to 14 May 2014: Background to Aboriginal imprisonment and Deaths in Custody: https://indymedia.org.au/2012/12/17/background-to-aboriginal-imprisonmen...

Geography:

Global/International

New South Wales

Northern Territory

South Australia

Western Australia

Keywords:

Justice Reinvestment

Aboriginal imprisonment

Aboriginal deaths in custody

Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty

Change the Record - Smarter Justice. Safer Communities.

Obituaries / Tributes to Uncle Ray Jackson who has recently passed

SACOSS youth justice report

Amnesty International Australia - 12 organisations unite against harsh WA Bill

NATSILS welcomes the reversal of funding cuts

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services

Custody Notification Service

Justice for Julieka Campaign

Deaths in Custody Watch Committee WA

Sisters on the Inside - Babies on the Outside

Dr Jennifer James

Greens Senator Rachel Siewert

UN calls for end to mandatory sentencing

imprisonment of people with a cognitive impairment

Gerry Georgatos

Reinstate funding to the Aboriginal Legal Service in Tasmania