Prisoners - Legal Information Access Centre - NSW Government

Issues relating to the operations and management
of the Department of Corrective Services, NSW
Parliament Legislative Council, General Purpose
Standing Committee No. 3, 2006. Available at http://
www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/committee.
nsf/V3Home under reports on the left hand menu,
select All (1999+) and scroll down to find the report
dated 5 June 2006.
Juvenile justice: youth and crime in Australia,
C Cunneen and R White, 3rd ed. Oxford University
Press, 2007. See Chapter 11 Detention and community
corrections.
Law and order in Australia: rhetoric and reality,
D Weatherburn, Federation Press, 2004. See Chapter 5
What can the criminal justice system do?
Privatisation of prisons, L Roth, NSW Parliamentary
Library Research Service, No.3, 2004. Also available
online at www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/
publications.nsf/V3ListRPSubject scroll down to find
the paper dated July 2004.
World encyclopedia of police forces and correctional
systems, G Kurian (ed), Gale 2006.
WeBsiTes & services
Australian Bureau of Statistics
www.abs.gov.au
Website includes the report Prisoners in Australia 2007
and media releases on crime and justice statistics.
Australian Institute of Criminology
www.aic.gov.au
Australian Prison Research Project
www.app.unsw.edu.au
Academic research project on penal culture, includes
links to research.
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au
NSW Department of Corrective Services
www.dcs.nsw.gov.au
Website includes information on visiting, offender
management and research and statistics.
Also includes:
– Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Inmate
Handbook, 2nd ed. 2002. www.dcs.nsw.gov.au/
offender_management/offender_services_and_
programs/ASPU/ATSI%20Inmate%20Handbook.pdf
Legal Aid NSW
www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au
– ‘Back on track’ is a series of 6 DVDs produced by
Legal Aid NSW in 2008 to educate prisoners on
resolving legal problems, including the court process,
debt, fines and tenancy.
– Prisoners Legal Service, operated by Legal Aid
NSW, provides free and confidential legal advice and
minor assistance, including court appearances for
prisoners in most gaols in NSW.
Tel: 9219 5888
LawAccess NSW – Prisoners Service
LawAccess is a telephone service that provides free
legal information, advice and referrals to people with
a legal problem in NSW. Prisoners can call LawAccess
via their toll-free 1300 number for legal information
and referrals. Prisoners are classified as priority clients
and are transferred directly to Legal Aid if they have a
court matter or are put straight through to a LawAccess
lawyer for other issues.
Community Restorative Centre NSW
www.crcnsw.org.au
CRC is a community organisation providing support
to people affected by the criminal justice system,
particularly prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families.
Services include counselling accommodation, subsidised
transport, court support, outreach, information, advice
and referrals.
Factsheets on the website include:
– Families of prisoners: frequently asked questions
(NSW), 2008, http://www.crcnsw.org.au/families/
families.htm also available in Arabic, Chinese,
English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Greek.
– Getting out: your guide to surviving on the
outside (NSW), 2008 http://www.crcnsw.org.au/
PDFs/CRC_Getting_Out.pdf
Justice Action
www.justiceaction.org.au
A community-based organisation comprising criminal
justice and prison reform activists which includes
prisoners, ex-prisoners, lawyers, academics, victims of
crime, and community members.
NSW Council for Civil Liberties
www.nswccl.org.au/issues/prisoners/index.php
Website includes useful articles, information on dealing
with complaints and links.
Australian Human Rights Commission
www.humanrights.gov.au/HUMAN_RIGHTS/
prisoners/index.html
Website includes a page on Prisoners and Human
Rights with links to useful articles and reports.
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