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Latest news: Alexander Maconochie Centre

ROGS: Indigenous overrepresentation in ACT justice system worsening

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are 20 times more likely to be in prison in the ACT than non-Indigenous people.

Christmas at the Alexander Maconochie Centre

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Detainees and correctional officers at at the Alexander Maconochie Centre, Canberra's prison, will celebrate Christmas.

Review finds conditions for ACT prisoners have worsened

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Conditions for detainees at the Alexander Maconochie Centre have declined since 2019, the ACT Inspector of Correctional Services (ICS) found.

Man arrested attempting to move drugs and cash into Alexander Maconochie Centre

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A 42-year-old Holder man will face court this morning after being arrested allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs and cash into the Alexander Maconochie Centre.

Smoking will be banned at Canberra prison

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Smoking will be banned at the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC), Canberra’s prison, over the next year, the ACT Government announced.

‘Time warp’: Winnunga critical of mental health reforms at AMC

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Julie Tongs is concerned the government's plan to fix "ineffective" mental health services at the AMC has tried and failed.

ACT’s $20M response to Aboriginal overincarceration ‘not enough’

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The ACT Government will spend more than $20 million to reduce Indigenous overincarceration - but it's too little, too late, Julie Tongs says.

31-year-old woman charged for supplying meth to prisoner at Alexander Maconochie Centre

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A 31-year-old woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court today, 29 April, charged with a number of offences including supply drug of dependance.

Investigation into Alexander Maconochie Centre releases report

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An investigation into the Alexander Maconochie Centre, the ACT’s troubled detention centre, published its report yesterday.

Review of violent escape rampage in suburban Canberra

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The ACT Inspector of Correctional Services, Neil McAllister, presented the critical incident review of last year’s violent escape rampage for tabling in the ACT Legislative Assembly today.

Royal Commission needed for Indigenous disadvantage

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Julie Tongs has called for a Royal Commission into Indigenous disadvantage in the ACT, following a report on Indigenous over-incarceration.

Alexander Maconochie Centre introduces rapid antigen screening

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ACT Corrective Services is undertaking a Rapid Antigen Screening pilot program at the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC) designed to help protect employees, detainees and their families from COVID-19.

Bill to prevent contraband entering ACT prison

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The Liberals have a bill to stop people using drones to deliver drugs, weapons, and mobile phones to the Alexander Maconochie Centre.

AMC hostage incident appropriately handled, but chemical agents policy needed

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The first hostage situation at the Alexander Maconochie Centre was appropriately managed, but concerns remain about using chemical agents.

Report into strip search at AMC: Human rights must be considered

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Following the strip search of an Indigenous woman at the Alexander Maconochie Centre, human rights must be considered, a report states.

AMC prison rioters to face court this month

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Two prison detainees will appear in court this month for their alleged involvement in a riot at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in May.
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