How do government agencies make decisions?
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Data-driven algorithms drive decision-making in ways that touch our economic, social and civic lives. But they contain inherent biases and assumptions that are too often invisible to the public.
Not all soldiers are destined for a life of crime post-service.
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It’s time to challenge the misconceptions plaguing veterans.
Mothering behind bars.
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It has repercussions far beyond the prison gates.
Sarah Reed was found dead in her prison cell.
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How many more black people need to die at the hands of the criminal justice system?
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Why reforms to treat prisoners as ‘assets’ rather than ‘liabilities’ is a step in the right direction.
Keeping people safe inside.
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In 2015, a person took their life in prison every four days.
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender inmates face violence and intimidation. And prisons are struggling to address their needs.
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Almost 60% of short-term prisoners reoffend - ensuring they have a place to stay could seriously reduce that risk.
Concern about the level of transparency in the prison sector remains.
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A legal wall protects private prisons from operational scrutiny.
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‘Terrorism incubators’? The truth is far more complex.
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The screen is as close as many people get to experiencing prison. But do these dramas offer a realistic insight into life behind bars?
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The EU’s highest court has ruled that British prisoners can continue to be disenfranchised.
Is there a better way to predict whether someone once released will return behind bars?
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Two-thirds of released prisoners in the US are arrested again within three years. Here’s how we could change that.
A world beyond ‘total institution’.
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Books to watch the time by.
Sophia being ‘protected’.
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Solitary is used as a punishment but it doesn’t make for better prisoners.
Funding CCTV cameras annihilated a proposal in NSW to create a mentoring program directed at young women in prisons or undergoing release.
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Women coming out of jail require forms of assistance that are not simply directed at technologies for prevention or elimination of recidivism, but rather that are focused on health and well-being.
Changing perceptions of women doing time.
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If you haven’t watched it yet, it’s time to sit up and take note.
It doesn’t have to be like this.
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It sounds like a radical idea. Stop incarcerating women, and close down women’s prisons. But in the UK, there is a growing movement, sponsored by a peer in the House of Lords, to do just that. The argument…
Australian jihadist Khaled Sharrouf spent time in prison for terrorist activities, but he clearly did not abandon his radical beliefs there.
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The government’s mooted legislation to tackle returning foreign fighters will undoubtedly make it easier to detect and prosecute those involved in terrorism overseas. This means many returned fighters…
People with a history of mental disorders experience particularly poor outcomes after being released from prison, according…