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Opinion: Kindness is free, jail is expensive

A reader sheds light on the struggles faced by those who have been through the ACT prison system and their efforts to reintegrate.

Jobs, not jail, an answer to fight against youth crime

Giving young offenders something to lose – a job – can be a more effective deterrent than jail time.

Inmates at Alexander Maconochie Centre embrace mindful work

Detainees at the Alexander Maconochie Centre have embraced lid-sorting work for Canberra charity Lids4Kids and they are gaining experience – and teaching Lids4kids – in skills for the fast-emerging plastic recycling industry.

Jailbreak on Canberra airwaves for ACT inmates

Jailbreak is the longest running prison radio program in the world (25 years) and it’s transmitting right here in Canberra on 2XX 98.3 FM to prison inmates at the Alexander Maconochie Centre. Every...

Man jailed 46 months for US Capitol riot

A man who struck a police officer with a baton during rioting at the US Capitol in January has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison.

Goulburn’s Supermax prison expanded

Goulburn's Supermax prison now has a dedicated Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit for extremist and national-security-interest offenders in NSW.

Fake claims land Australian Border Force officer in jail

A former Australian Border Force officer who used his work credit card to make unauthorised cash withdrawals has been jailed.

Women’s framework released for AMC

The release of a framework for Canberra’s jail will better support women in custody in the Territory, according to the ACT Government.

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