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Some prisoners would mark the days off with scratches on the wall.

When I was behind bars, time stopped. But you could never hide from the new year

When I was first arrested in Iran and thrown into a solitary confinement cell in Evin prison I would carve a line for each day into the soft plaster of the wall and try to work backwards to figure out the date.

  • Kylie Moore-Gilbert

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Rabhi Sobhi enters Darlinghurst District Court ahead of his sentence.

Former prison finance officer stole $315,000 from inmates’ family members

Rabhi Sobhi took the bail surety from prisoners’ loved ones and altered financial records. His case involved the longest delay a judge described seeing in 30 years.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
Youths on the roof of Banksia Hill on Monday.

Banksia Hill 17-hour rooftop riot exposes ‘hopelessness inside’, advocate says

Six detainees, aged between 12 and 17, climbed onto the roof of the Canning Vale youth prison on Monday. Three spent the night up there, damaging anything in their path.

  • Carla Hildebrandt
Artist impression of the new $100 million high-risk youth justice facility.

Unit 18 to remain open with replacement not available for three years

Papalia revealed the tender would be released next week, but it was likely the proposed centre wouldn’t be ready until 2028 and Unit 18 would remain open until the new facility is complete.

  • Hamish Hastie
Gary Waddell has been charged with intentionally sexually touching a child and possessing child abuse material.

The girl woke to find a man in her bedroom. Police later discovered something very disturbing

Former prison guard Gary Waddell had previously asked the girl to sell fetish photos and start an OnlyFans account. He has been sentenced to prison.

  • Amber Schultz
Youth crime waves are nothing new. But experts warn youth crime and gang violence is escalating.

A teen promised his victim he’d go back to school. New laws mean he’ll go to jail instead

Those on the front line of Melbourne’s youth crime crisis say bringing teenage criminals face to face with their victims and targeting gang hotspots are more likely to stop reoffending than locking young violent offenders in adult prison.

  • Sherryn Groch and Marta Pascual Juanola
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Attorney-General Deb Frecklington was not interested in changing bail laws.

Queensland (and everyone else) reject call to weaken bail laws

The nation’s attorneys-general met today in Brisbane before the release of a report recommending nationwide bail law changes.

  • Julius Dennis
Bail court is the first stop for defendants who have been deemed by police as too high risk to be freed after being charged.

WA’s booming prison population unsustainable and dangerous, watchdog warns

In his latest annual report, Inspector of Custodial Services Eamon Ryan said the prison population and staffing shortages presented big challenges for the sector.

  • Hamish Hastie
Jim Minns and Chris Minns.

We asked Chris Minns about a potential family conflict of interest. He refused to answer

Premier Chris Minns’ brother works for the powerful Public Sector Union, which the opposition and ethics experts say he should disclose.

  • Jordan Baker
DV experts say the correctional monitoring system is splintered. Offenders can easily get around restrictions aimed at protecting victims, and Corrections are powerless to stop it.

Sabrina thought she was safe. Then her ex-partner allegedly rang her 1500 times from prison

Experts say a splintered correctional monitoring system allows offenders to easily get around restrictions and continue to harass their victims from prison.

  • Kayla Olaya

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