2020
Coronavirus rules might feel like house arrest, but these ex-inmates say it’s a world away from life in prison
ABC Radio National – Siobhan Hegarty for The Religion and Ethics Report
Call to release ‘at risk’ NSW prisoners
Canberra Times – Greta Stonehouse and Tiffanie Turnbull
Prisoners riot at Cessnock jail, lock themselves in rooms, reportedly light fires
Namoi Valley Independent – Nick Bielby and Ian Kirkwood
Worry over social distancing in NSW jails
Blue Mountains Gazette – Greta Stonehouse
‘Urgent action’ needed over high proportion of Indigenous women in prison, report says
ABC News – Philippa McDonald
Broken Hill Indigenous prisoners find a voice, cultural connection through Songbird music and arts
ABC Broken Hill – Aimee Volkofsky
Songwriting On The Inside: Songbirds’ Prison Workshops
Music Australia – Graham Strahle
Songwriting On Inside: Songbirds’ Prison Workshops
The National Tribune
Drug rehabilitation services needed in outback NSW, inquiry told
ABC Broken Hill – Angela Bates
Proposed mega-jail backed by prisoners’ families who want to be closer to their loved ones
ABC Illawarra – Gavin Coote
Call for complete rethink as prison population, recidivism explode
The Sydney Morning Herald – Rachel Olding
NSW Coalition’s public housing ban for drug dealers would hit innocent, experts warn
The Guardian – Christopher Knaus
Historic Railway Hotel gets a retro refit and helps people get back on their feet
ABC Mid North Coast – Gabrielle Lyons
Post-Release Reintegration Pathways: An Interview with CRC’s Dr Mindy Sotiri
Sydney Criminal Lawyers – Paul Gregoire
Why it’s so hard to start a new life after prison
SBS – Nicola Heath
Program combats crime, inspires
Barrier Daily Truth – Andrew Robertson
Life after prison: one man’s story
The Sydney Morning Herald – Tim Elliott
The failure of law and order
Griffith Review – Ann Arnold
Indigenous people with mental health issues ‘on a train’ to jail: UNSW study
Lateline – John Stewart and Brigid Andersen
Discontent builds over NSW bail reform
City Hub – Christopher Harris
Prisoner support services face the chop as agencies prepare for funding cuts
The Sydney Morning Herald – Rachel Browne
To prevent reoffending, how about giving former prisoners support?
The Guardian – Julie Edwards
Out on parole
The Monthly – Kate Rossmanith
Charities ‘wind down’ amid funding uncertainty
ABC News – Margaret Paul
‘Lockdown’ in prison cells
By Andrew West on The Religion and Ethics Report
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Songbirds: Bringing music and storytelling to NSW prisons
On Mornings with Kia Handley
Songs from behind bars, and a masterclass on the Iranian tar
The Music Show with Andrew Ford
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What are the chances of reform to the prison system in the wake of COVID-19? CroakeyVOICES investigates
Croakey
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How are prisoners and their families coping with the pandemic threat? Listen to CroakeyVOICES
Croakey
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Interview with Mindy Sotiri Program Director, Advocacy, Research & Policy, Community Restorative Centre, NSW on the challenges and potential strategies to help people in regional NSW who are
Law Report with Damien Carrick
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Back to prison
Background Briefing By Ann Arnold
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Indefinite detention and mental impairment in NT
Law Report By Anita Barraud
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Indefinite detention and mental impairment in NT
Law Report By Anita Barraud
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Interview with Murray Cook and Bow Campbell, plus Songbirds 2 tracks
2SER Dirt Music with Stuart Coupe
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Songbirds 2 preview and interview with Murray Cook
Sandy Kaye: A Breath of Fresh Air
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Television Media
ABC Lateline, 2015
Report reveals thousands of Indigenous people with mental health issues are being ‘warehoused’ in jails
SBS The Feed, 2015
Recidivism: How can we stop prison’s revolving door?
ABC The Drum, 2016
The importance of rehabilitation for prisoners