Justice Reinvestment

WGAR News: French Government presents human rights award to Indigenous Social Justice Association

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 16/12/2013 - 3:22pm

Newsletter date: 17 December 2013

Contents:

* Indigenous Social Justice Association (ISJA) open letter: Tenth anniversary of TJ Hickey death
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: French Government presents human rights laureate to the Indigenous Social Justice Association
* YouTube: French government recognises Indigenous human rights - NITV SBS

* Deaths In Custody Watch Commitee WA: Build Communities Not Prisons Campaign

* Aboriginal Legal Service of WA: ALSWA hopes report will lead to Aboriginal people being In Safe Custody

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Northern Territory
Sydney
Western Australia
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
solidarity
aboriginal
TJ Hickey
Gerry Georgatos
Aboriginal deaths in custody
Aboriginal imprisonment
ALSWA
Justice Reinvestment
Indigenous youths
Aboriginal youth
ISJA
Indigenous Social Justice Association
The Stringer
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert
The Wire
Greens Senator Penny Wright
ALSWA - Aboriginal Legal Service of WA
Aboriginal Legal Service of WA
ISJA - Indigenous Social Justice Association
Natalie Ahmat
Michael Coggan
Tim Beard
Tenth anniversary of TJ Hickey death
TJ
French Government
Indigenous human rights
human rights laureate
John Mackenzi
Deaths In Custody Watch Commitee WA
Build Communities Not Prisons Campaign
Simon Lauder
WA's Aboriginal youth detention
Young Indigenous Australians
Indigenous offenders
NT alcohol rehabilitation program

WGAR News: Time on Country instead of in prisons: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 29/10/2013 - 4:04pm

Newsletter date: 30 October 2013

Contents:

* Sol Bellear, ABC The Drum: Why I won't celebrate the William Bugmy decision
* Sol Bellear, The Stringer: The case for Indigenous self-determination

* CAAMA Video: Highlights from the 8th Annual National Indigenous Legal Conference

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Time on Country instead of in prisons
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Restorative Justice - "end the penal estate"

Geography: 
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Keywords: 
indigenous
human rights
aboriginal
Gerry Georgatos
Aboriginal deaths in custody
Aboriginal imprisonment
Justice Reinvestment
Tiga Bayles
Let's Talk
The Stringer
CAAMA Video
Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles
ABC The Drum
Sol Bellear
Sol Bellear - ABC The Drum - Why I won't celebrate the William Bugmy decision
Sol Bellear - The Stringer - The case for Indigenous self-determination
Highlights from the 8th Annual National Indigenous Legal Conference
Restorative Justice - end the penal estate
Murru - an album in memory of the Death in Custody of Aboriginal teenager John Pat
Deb Myers
Bill Chambers
Harry Hookey
Coronial Inquiry hears emotional plea from daughter
Most disadvataged First Nations people in Australia

WGAR News: "National Day of Action Stop Aboriginal Deaths in Custody John Pat Died 30 Years Ago"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 27/09/2013 - 10:10am

Newsletter date: 27 September 2013

Contents:

* Upcoming Events - National Day of Action to Stop Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
* Deaths in Custody Watch Committee WA: National Day of Action Stop Aboriginal Deaths in Custody John Pat Died 30 Years Ago - Still No Justice!
* Deaths in Custody Watch Committee WA: National Day of Action - your support can make a difference
* The Wire: Aboriginal deaths in custody, remembering John Pat [Featuring Marc Newhouse and Rodney Dillon]
* SBS Radio News: Anniversary of deaths in custody Royal Commission

Geography: 
Adelaide
Perth
New South Wales
Melbourne
Australia
Sydney
South Australia
Victoria
Western Australia
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
Gerry Georgatos
Aboriginal deaths in custody
Aboriginal imprisonment
Justice Reinvestment
The Stringer
The Wire
Green Left
Rodney Dillon
Aboriginal Legal Service NSW ACT
National Day of Action to Stop Aboriginal deaths in custody
National Day of Action to Stop Aboriginal Deaths in Custody - Upcoming Events
Marc Newhouse
Deaths in Custody Watch Committee WA
John Pat Died 30 Years Ago - Still No Justice
remembering John Pat
Anniversary of deaths in custody Royal Commission
Sean Pickard
Senator Rachel Siewert: Greens

WGAR News: Let's Talk interviews Gerry Georgatos on Justice Reinvestment & Aboriginal imprisonment

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 30/08/2013 - 6:23pm

Newsletter date: 31 August 2013

Contents:

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gerry Georgatos about Justice Reinvestment and Aboriginal imprisonment
* Greens WA spokesperson on Aboriginal issues, Robin Chapple MLC: Justice reinvestment or more prisons
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Prisoners Justice Day, not enough being done
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Magistrate laments mandatory sentencing laws

* ABC The World Today: Indigenous women the fastest-growing demographic among prisoners: report

Geography: 
New South Wales
Victoria
Western Australia
Keywords: 
indigenous
human rights
Justice
aboriginal
Amnesty
Gerry Georgatos
Aboriginal deaths in custody
Aboriginal imprisonment
ALSWA
Justice Reinvestment
Tiga Bayles
Let's Talk
Indigenous women
The Stringer
CAAMA Radio
Aboriginal people
Tracker
Robin Chapple
Aboriginal Legal Service NSW ACT
Greens WA spokesperson on Aboriginal issues - Robin Chapple MLC
Justice reinvestment or more prisons
Prisoners Justice Day
mandatory sentencing laws
Koori women
Koori women and prison
Considering Aboriginality in Sentencing
Indigenous Peoples' rights
Aboriginal rights campaigner
Indigenous incarceration
Banksia Hill Review
Aboriginal Legal Service of WA
Watchdog needed for Banksia Hill
ALS News
VEOHRC

WGAR News: Central Australian Grog Summit 2013: APO NT (Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the NT)

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 23/08/2013 - 2:53pm

Newsletter date: 24 August 2013

Contents:

* Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the Northern Territory (APO NT): Central Australian Grog Summit 2013
* CAAMA Video: Central Australian Grog Summit
* Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the Northern Territory (APO NT) Communiqué: Alice Springs Grog Summit: Outcomes
* NACCHO NT grog summit news: Four major outcomes on alcohol policy and its impact on Aboriginal people and communities
* "On 31 July 2013 at the Alice Springs Grog Summit representatives from Aboriginal organisations and communities endorse the call for a Board of Inquiry ... "

Geography: 
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
Aboriginal imprisonment
Indigenous imprisonment
Justice Reinvestment
Amy McQuire
NACCHO
CAAMA Radio
Tracker
CAAMA Video
NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill
APO NT - Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the Northern Territory
Greens WA MLC Robin Chapple
Central Australian Grog Summit 2013
NACCHO NT grog summit news
Alice Springs Grog Summit - Outcomes
Four major outcomes on alcohol policy and its impact on Aboriginal people and communities
Board of Inquiry into Alcohol consumption and harm in the NT
Elder Sammy Butcher
Associate Professor Ted Wilkes
News about the Alice Springs Grog Summit
The Guardian - Northern Territory to shift problem drinkers from hospital to prison unit
NSW AG knocks back Royal Commission into Bowraville murders
Justice Reinvestment to Tackle Shameful Indigenous Imprisonment Rates

WGAR News: ALSWA supports Greens stance on Justice Reinvestment: Aboriginal Legal Service of WA

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 10/08/2013 - 1:53pm

Newsletter date: 11 August 2013

Contents:

* Aboriginal Legal Service of WA: ALSWA supports Greens stance on Justice Reinvestment
* Senator Rachel Siewert: Greens initiative to make WA communities safer and get smart on crime
* Senator Penny Wright: Smarter, safer, stronger - Greens launch criminal justice policy [Featuring Warren H. Williams]
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Lock'em up culture has to end [Featuring Warren H. Williams]
* Christine Heard, SBS Radio News: Justice reinvestment: an ounce of prevention?

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
NT
Gerry Georgatos
Aboriginal deaths in custody
Aboriginal imprisonment
WA
Justice Reinvestment
Let's Talk
The Stringer
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert
Debbie Kilroy
Green Left
Greens Senator Penny Wright
Jim McIlroy
Karen Dorante
ALSWA - Aboriginal Legal Service of WA
Warren H Williams
Greens initiative to make WA communities safer and get smart on crime
Smarter safer stronger - Greens launch criminal justice policy
Lock'em up culture has to end
Imprisonment - A default response to women's poverty and disadvantage
High Court examines the role of background in sentencing
Case over Aboriginality in sentencing to begin
Group to reignite deaths in custody fight
Shane Phillips - CEO of Tribal Warrior Association

WGAR News: National day of action gives birth to a national body: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 21/07/2013 - 3:45pm

Newsletter date: 22 July 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: National day of action gives birth to a national body
* Let's Talk's Karen Dorante interviews Gerry Georgatos, a Human Rights Advocate completing a PHD in Deaths in Custody
* Penny Wright, The Guardian UK: Australia's culture of incarceration has gone too far
* Emma Murphy, Green Left: NT going backwards on black deaths in custody
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Rising rates of Aboriginal women into prison can no longer be overlooked

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
NT
Gerry Georgatos
black deaths in custody
Aboriginal deaths in custody
Aboriginal imprisonment
WA
Justice Reinvestment
Emma Murphy
The Stringer
Amnesty International Australia
Green Left
national stop deaths in custody coalition
The Guardian UK
Aboriginal justice
ANTaR - Justice Campaign - Take Action
WA adult jail
Western Australia's jail rate
Aboriginal women into prison
Penny Wright
Australia's culture of incarceration
Let's Talk's Karen Dorante interviews Gerry Georgatos
National Day of Action to Stop Aboriginal deaths in custody

WGAR News: Funding found for Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) police custody crisis phone line

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 17/06/2013 - 6:33pm

Newsletter date: 18 June 2013

Contents:

* Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT): At the 11th hour, the CNS is funded
* The Stringer: Federal Government finally fronts up with funding for Custodial Notification Service
* Tracker: Essential lifeline secures funding for next two years
* NIRS: Funding finally found for legal advice phone line
* Background to Funding of the Custody Notification Service operated by the Aboriginal Legal Service

* Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT): Legal fraternity to meet Aboriginal elders [New Canberra office]

Geography: 
ACT
Canberra
New South Wales
Australia
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
Gerry Georgatos
Aboriginal deaths in custody
Aboriginal imprisonment
Justice Reinvestment
The Stringer
NITV News
Tracker
Custody Notification Service
CNS
Aboriginal Legal Service NSW ACT
CAAMA Video
Custodial Notification Service
Essential lifeline
NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment legislation
Corruption Commission
bashing of prisoners
Jan Mayman
Aboriginal Legal Service NSW ACT - At the 11th hour - the CNS is funded
The Stringer - Federal Government finally fronts up with funding for Custodial Notification Service
Tracker - Essential lifeline secures funding for next two years
Aboriginal Legal Service NSW ACT - Legal fraternity to meet Aboriginal elders - New Canberra office
CAAMA Video - Amendments to Territory's Alcohol Mandatory Treatment legislation
NITV News - NT vows to amend Mandatory Alcohol Treatment Bill
Gerry Georgatos - The Stringer - Corruption Commission hears of bashing of prisoners

WGAR News: Deaths in custody on conscience of all Australians - Save the CNS: ALS News

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 07/06/2013 - 2:25pm

Newsletter date: 8 June 2013

Contents:

* Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT): Deaths in custody on conscience of all Australians: Save the CNS

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Deaths in Custody - when will something be done?
* The Stringer: WA imprisons 300 Aboriginal people each year for driving offences
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: NT's third-world prisons - a national disgrace
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: CCC inquiry into police lock-up bashing

* Greens Senator Penny Wright: Greens say books not bars for Territory youth

Geography: 
ACT
New South Wales
Australia
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
Gerry Georgatos
Aboriginal deaths in custody
Aboriginal imprisonment
Justice Reinvestment
The Stringer
Aboriginal Legal Service - NSW ACT
NT's third-world prisons
CCC
Greens Senator Penny Wright
Aboriginal Legal Service - NSW ACT - Deaths in custody on conscience of all Australians - Save the CNS
Gerry Georgatos - The Stringer - Deaths in Custody - when will something be done
The Stringer - WA imprisons 300 Aboriginal people each year for driving offences
Gerry Georgatos - The Stringer - NT's third-world prisons - a national disgrace
Gerry Georgatos - The Stringer - CCC inquiry into police lock-up bashing
Greens Senator Penny Wright - Greens say books not bars for Territory youth
NIRS - Peak bodies tell NT Gov't - Alcohol a health issue

WGAR News: CAAMA interview with AMSANT CEO John Paterson: Jail not the answer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 30/05/2013 - 1:04pm

Newsletter date: 31 May 2013

Contents:

* CAAMA interview with AMSANT CEO John Paterson: Jail not the answer [Alcohol Mandatory treatment Bill]
* CAAMA: NT proposed Alcohol Mandatory treatment Bill
* ABC The World Today: Aboriginal justice, welfare groups call for rethink on NT plan to force alcoholics into rehab
* Dan Harrison, Canberra Times: NT plan to lock up drunks 'targets aborigines'
* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Greens express serious concerns over NT mandatory rehabilitation
* ABC: ACOSS attacks mandatory alcohol rehabilitation

Geography: 
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Keywords: 
indigenous
deaths in custody
aboriginal
Gerry Georgatos
Aboriginal imprisonment
Justice Reinvestment
CAAMA
AMSANT
The Stringer
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert
Central Land Council
John Paterson
Alcohol Mandatory treatment Bill
Aboriginal justice welfare groups
alcoholics into rehab
Dan Harrison
NT mandatory rehabilitation
ACOSS
mandatory alcohol rehabilitation
NT mandatory treatment
grog rally
CAAMA - NT proposed Alcohol Mandatory treatment Bill
ABC The World Today - Aboriginal justice welfare groups call for rethink on NT plan to force alcoholics into rehab
Dan Harrison - Canberra Times - NT plan to lock up drunks targets aborigines
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert - Greens express serious concerns over NT mandatory rehabilitation
Central Land Council - Chairman's address to grog rally