People with mental health challenges are more likely to die in custody. The coroner’s inquest into the death of Soleiman Faqiri in an Ontario jail is one such tragedy that calls out for reform.
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People who get an education while serving time are less likely to return to prison and more likely to enter the job market, an analysis finds.
This is a problem for everyone. Research shows mental health intervention and engagement helps reduce offending among people with serious mental illness who commit offences.
Higher jail mortality is related to jail turnover rates and demographics.
In the mid-20th century, civil servants in Ireland recognised the harms incarceration wreaks not just on individuals but their families and society at large.
While Americans tend not to use the word “peace,” and instead opt for terms like “safety and security,” their desires and fears are not so different from what people in war-torn places express.
Inmates who are mothers tend to be accused of being bad parents.
Escapes are rare, and overshadow the security breaches going on inside prisons every day.
In six months, the state’s parliament has voted to override its own Human Rights Act, not once but twice.
Mesopotamia’s prisons were built for detaining people, not punishing them. But they shaped powerful ideas about justice and reform that aren’t so different from today’s.
Most people leaving prison face an uphill battle of service navigation that is too often deficit-focused, intentionally seeking out the failures of the individual and centred on punitive responses.
This new play by Suzie Miller, the one-time lawyer who wrote Prima Facie, ventures into dark places few want to confront.
For Mother’s Day, we look at the fastest growing prison population in Canada — racialized women, many of whom are mothers. Experts connect the trend to rising poverty and the attempts to cope with it.
Indigenous people shouldn’t have to fear police who are supposed to protect them but instead still act as judge, jury and executioner.
The artworks created by women in prison brought us greater understanding of their often complex and traumatic experiences
Can you run for president from a prison cell? One man did in the 1920 election and got almost a million votes.
With the expansion of Second Chance Pell grants, more colleges and universities will soon offer degree programs to students in prison.
Andrea Magalhaes hasn’t demanded vengeance since her son was murdered — she’s called for expanding the social safety net to address the root causes of crime. Public officials should listen to her.
Those determining bail must reflect on their own beliefs and show restraint as they determine risk to avoid relying on false racist narratives. So should those calling for bail reform.
A perp walk is often seen as a walk of shame for accused criminals. But this norm is likely to backfire in the case of Trump.
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Professor of Criminology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Criminology, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Emerson College
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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Lecturer, Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury
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PhD Candidate in Criminology at Australian National University, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor, University of South Africa and Visiting professor and strategic advisor in Faculty of Humanities., University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Hawaii
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Reader in Social Policy, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Criminology, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Social Justice, University of Liverpool
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Foundation Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
