Russell Marks’ Black Lives, White Law is not about solutions; it’s about identifying the problems with Australia’s criminal legal system, and the injustice it does to First Nations people.
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Australia has been accused of “a clear breach” of its obligations under the United Nations anti-torture protocol.
The visit will place pressure on Australia to belatedly move ahead with its commitments under an anti-torture protocol.
Despite the disproportionate numbers of Aboriginal people in prisons, there are near to no cultural protocols in place, and chronic illness is often not addressed.
The largest increases in Australia’s prison numbers have been in remand, Indigenous and women prisoners.
The days of prison, an 18th-century industrial institution, as the justice system’s dominant form of punishment may be numbered. Electronic monitoring of offenders is one promising alternative.
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Professor of Health Equity, Curtin University
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Professor of Criminology, University of Technology Sydney
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Director, Sir Zelman Cowen Centre, Victoria University
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Victoria University
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Professor of Criminology, UNSW Sydney
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PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Associate, Curtin University
