NT police data shows crime down in Alice Springs, locals worry it will be short-lived
A Northern Territory town in the centre of Australia has long found itself in the middle of the…
Exclusive | Staff expecting something to ‘pop off’ at hospital for criminally insane
It’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” on Wards Island. For the past three months, staff at the…
Review into incident at Tasmania’s Ashley Youth Detention Centre of makeshift spit hood on detainee’s head tabled in parliament
An incarcerated young person forced into a makeshift spit hood has told investigators he found it “hard to…
Report flags solitary confinement, overcrowding in Wisconsin DOC
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, call or text the three-digit suicide and crisis lifeline…
Federal prisons ill-equipped for long-term mental health care: watchdog – National
The federal prison ombudsman says weak policies, insufficient training and a lack of specialized treatment are hindering the…
Alabama promised to improve psychiatric care for men charged with crimes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Fernando Clark spent the last 10 months of his life in a jail cell, waiting…
Mentally ill people are stuck in jail because they can’t get treatment. Here’s what’s to know
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Fernando Clark spent the last 10 months of his life in a jail cell, waiting…
Court ordered mental health treatment: lagging nationwide, with deadly consequences
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Fernando Clark spent the last 10 months of his life in a jail cell,…
Closing ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ may cost Florida over $200 million
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida could be on the hook for $218 million the state spent to convert…
Federal government under pressure to intervene in NT incarceration ‘crisis’
One of Australia’s largest Aboriginal legal services is calling on the federal government to intervene in what it…
Hakea Prison still breaching national and international human rights standards, report finds
Conditions in one of WA’s busiest prisons are continuing to breach national and international human rights standards, according…