juvenile justice

Archive of posts tagged 'juvenile justice'

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Over-representation of Aboriginal people in New South Wales prisons "highest on record"

The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) (ALS) and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) have released new data showing a “growing...

30 May 2023

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Proportion of Aboriginal inmates in NSW hit a record 29.7% in February

The proportion of Aboriginal people in prisons across New South Wales has reached a record high, prompting an urgent call...

30 May 2023

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / ‘Growing crisis’: Record level of Aboriginal people in NSW prisons, new data reveals

The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT), and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), are ramping up their calls for reform to...

30 May 2023

Policing and Detention / Supreme Court challenge to use of solitary confinement in NSW youth justice centres filed

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) has filed a test case in the Supreme Court challenging the use of “segregation”...

16 Aug 2022

News / PIAC Bulletin [33]

16 Sep 2011

News / Treatment and care over punishment and detention - even more critical for young people

This submission responds to the issues and questions raised in the NSW Law Reform Commission’s Discussion Paper: Young people with...

30 Jun 2011

Access to Justice / Updating bail:

The Bail Act 1978 (NSW) has been in need of reform for many years, particularly in relation to its negative...

3 Nov 2010

News / PIAC Bulletin [31]:

15 Jul 2010

News / Bail me out:

This research report released by the Youth Justice Coalition in September 2009 examines 145 cases before the NSW Children’s court....

13 Jul 2010

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / PIAC bulletin [30]:

13 Jul 2010

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