Category Archives: Detention

Agencies ‘careless’ over suicides

Posted on 16 January 2012 by

Date: 20/12/2011 Reporter: Amos Aikman Source: The Australian, p 2 Synopsis: A lack of adequate staff training and a breakdown in communication between the agencies responsible for housing asylum-seekers were key factors in the suicides of three men in Sydney’s … Continue reading →

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Imprisonment can do a grave injustice to the intellectually impaired

Posted on 10 January 2012 by

Date: 29/12/2011 Source: The Age – http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/imprisonment-can-do-a-grave-injustice-to-the-intellectually-impaired-20111228-1pcso.html Author: Graeme Innes (Opinion) Synopsis: After more than 10 years in prison without a conviction, a 29-year-old Aboriginal man with an intellectual disability will finally be released. Marlon Noble was deemed unfit to … Continue reading →

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Mental Health Laws

Posted on 22 April 2011 by

Date: 20/04/2011 Source: Radio National – Life Matters – http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2011/3196017.htm (Audio) Synopsis: “Should there be greater provision for involuntary detention in cases of serious mental illness? A case has just been decided in NSW, finding that Antony Waterlow is not … Continue reading →

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Law, justice and the intellectually disabled under the spotlight

Posted on 21 April 2011 by

Date: 21/04/2011 Source: Radio National – Breakfast – http://www.abc.net.au/rn/breakfast/stories/2011/3197419.htm (Audio) Synopsis: “A national campaign is underway to change the way intellectually disabled people are treated in the criminal justice system. In particular, the spotlight is on people with very low … Continue reading →

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