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Rick Thorburn was arrested in September 2016 and charged with Tiahleigh’s murder, 11 months after she disappeared.

Child killer Rick Thorburn found dead in cell

Thorburn, also a convicted child rapist, was serving a life sentence at Woodford Correctional Centre for murdering his 12-year-old foster daughter a decade ago.

  • Courtney Kruk

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Minister for youth justice and corrective services Laura Gerber with police minister Dan Purdie at the opening of the Wacol Youth Remand Centre on Saturday morning.

Remand centre for young offenders finally opens in Brisbane

The 76-bed Wacol facility, announced under the Palaszczuk government, will reduce the strain on the state’s watchhouses and help youths develop new skills.

  • Courtney Kruk
The Department of Justice suggested the artwork could be a mural on the basketball court.

‘Embrace an element of fun’: WA to spend $120k on artwork for kids detention centre

“The art should embrace an element of fun—to capture play and youth of creativity balancing the deeper themes of hope and belonging with the simple pleasure that art can bring.”

  • Hamish Hastie
Ricky-Lee Cound died by suicide in a prison cell three years ago.

Hakea inmates called guards, worried about their friend self-harming. Officers checked a water spill first

Ricky-Lee Cound was the first adult prisoner in WA to die in custody who had been formally diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Parklea jail will return to public hands amid increasing pressure on the state’s prison system.

The NSW law changes that put an extra 1000 people behind bars

The Minns government announced Parklea jail would return to public hands at a moment of increasing pressure on the state’s prison system.

  • Michael McGowan
Matthew Radalj, 39, spent nearly 5 years in jail in China following what he says was an extortion attempt at an electronics store where he had taken his yellow iphone to be repaired.

Matthew went to get his iPhone fixed – and spent the next five years in a Beijing jail

An Australian man says an extortion attempt at an electronics repair store landed him in prison, where he was forced to confess to stealing his own phone.

  • Lisa Visentin
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PhD Candidate Damien Linnane having lunch with Angus Thomson at Ampersand Cafe & Bookstore in Paddington. Saturday 2 November 2024. Photo: Dylan Coker / The Sydney Morning Herald

He’s been an arsonist and artist, now he’s on a mission to change lives

Damien Linnane’s 10-month stay in prison led him on a journey to overhaul an outdated healthcare system. Only one thing stands in the way.

  • Angus Thomson
Composite image of Deputy Chief Magistrate Sharon Freund and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists president Elizabeth Moore.

Judges, doctors warn of ‘unacceptable risk’ to public safety

Doctors are deeply concerned for their severely mentally ill patients and the public, as Sydney courts brace for the impact on the criminal justice system.

  • Kate Aubusson and Angus Thomson
Accommodation cells in the Boys’ unit at the Cairns watch-house taken from the ‘Cairns and Murgon watch‑houses inspection report’ delivered September, 2024.

Queensland’s tough youth crime agenda slammed in human rights report

Significant concerns are held for children in contact with Australia’s youth justice system, including those held in custody in adult facilities in Queensland.

  • Courtney Kruk
A guard walks down a corridor of Regina Coeli prison in Rome.

Italian prisons told to create ‘love rooms’ for sex

The court ruling on sex for prisoners came after an inmate serving time in a prison in the northern city of Asti was denied the right to have sex with his wife.

  • Josephine McKenna

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