While accused Bondi gunman Naveed Akram’s case is among the worst of the worst, his severe incarceration has a flow-on effect to non-violent inmates nationally.

The media spotlight is once again on the issue of prison conditions, as sentencing looms for Erin Patterson, convicted for three murders after serving a beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms.

With little autonomy in their lives, prisoners have often lost much of their self-esteem and confidence, Dr Martinovic says. In the Inside-Out program they learn about policymaking, how difficult it ...

Researchers and advocates are calling for needle exchange programs to be introduced in prisons to help combat the risks of ...