Aboriginal Legal Service NSW ACT

* Annie Hastwell, The Wire: Good housing keeps people out of gaol [Featuring Shane Duffy, CEO, NATSILS]
* Dylan Clarke, SBS Living Black Radio: Youth Initiatives for Justice Reinvestment [Featuring Kaleesha Morris]

* Deaths in Custody Watch Committee WA: Australian prisoner numbers reach 30,000 for the first time - over 27% of them are Aboriginal
* Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT): ALS calls for Justice Targets to be incorporated into Closing the Gap

Geography:

ACT

WGAR News: Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Marianne Mackay about the WA criminal justice system

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 01:30:11 +0000

Newsletter date: 24 October 2013

Contents:

* Kaitlin Morris, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange: Young, Indigenous and Imprisoned, Australia's National Disgrace
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Marianne Mackay about First Nations rights within the WA criminal justice system
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Geraldton's racial tension - "colour should not matter"
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Coroner's inquiry - "prisoners are treated like animals"
* Tracker: Abbott urged to visit jails

Geography:

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

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 00:10:58 +0000

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:

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

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:23:43 +0000

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

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

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:33:51 +0000

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:

Keywords:

Aboriginal deaths in custody

Aboriginal imprisonment

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: "Stop Aboriginal deaths in police custody by saving the Custody Notification Service"

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Tue, 14 May 2013 07:51:52 +0000

Newsletter date: 15 May 2013

Contents:

* Change.org Petition: Stop Aboriginal deaths in police custody by saving the Custody Notification Service (CNS)
* Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT: ALS News: Save the CNS
* The Wire Audio: Argument between governments puts lives at risk
* The Stringer: Funding cuts means more Aboriginal peoples incarcerated
* NIRS: Urgent funding call for anti-deaths in custody measure
* NIRS: ALS warns lives could be at risk unless phone line is funded

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gerry Georgatos on Aboriginal imprisonment

Geography:

Keywords: