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Community drop-in sessions for correctional centre reuse
Last published on 29 Nov 2019 in Media Statements
reuseDrop-in sessions will be held in Ivanhoe and Brewarrina next week so the community can have their say on the future of two Western NSW correctional centres.|reuseDrop-in sessions will be held in Ivanhoe and Brewarrina [...]
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Inquiry finds incidents of inmate-staff relationships are rare
Last published on 24 Oct 2019 in Media Statements
An independent investigation into inappropriate relationships between inmates and correctional staff has found such incidents are rare with only 14 substantiated cases of physical intimacy over the past decade.|An independent investigation into inappropriate relationships between [...]
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Corrective Services NSW recruits sworn in at Bathurst
Last published on 04 Oct 2019 in Media Statements
University students, tradespeople and childcare workers are among the latest officers to join the Corrective Services NSW family.|University students, tradespeople and childcare workers are among the latest officers to join the Corrective Services NSW family.
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Long Bay inmates are painting their way to better mental health
Last published on 30 Sep 2019 in Media Statements
A new exhibition of inmate art will explore how painting and art practice can improve offenders’ mental health and help them cope with long hours of imprisonment.|A new exhibition of inmate art will explore how [...]
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Not all baaaaad: Cooma inmates help drought-stricken farmers
Last published on 23 Sep 2019 in Media Statements
Cooma Correctional Centre staff and inmates are easing the pressure on drought-stricken graziers, by feeding and housing orphaned lambs until they’re healthy enough to return to the land.|Cooma Correctional Centre staff and inmates are easing [...]
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Crime and punishment under spotlight as criminologists converge on Sydney
Last published on 16 Sep 2019 in Media Statements
The world’s best criminologists and practitioners will meet in Sydney this week to share their knowledge on the best ways to manage offenders on parole and probation in the community.|The world’s best criminologists and practitioners [...]
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Pups partner with prison inmates on new program
Last published on 06 Sep 2019 in Media Statements
Inmates will teach new dogs new tricks when they’re given the responsibility to care and train rescue dogs from a Tamworth shelter.|Inmates will teach new dogs new tricks when they’re given the responsibility to care [...]
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Mob vs mob at prison Koori Cook Off
Last published on 20 Aug 2019 in Media Statements
Corrective Services NSW staff have gone head-to-head with minimum-security inmates in a Koori Cook Off as part of NAIDOC celebrations at the South Coast Correctional Centre, in Nowra.|Corrective Services NSW staff have gone head-to-head with [...]
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Colour me impressed: Central West NDIS participants thank Bathurst inmates
Last published on 08 Aug 2019 in Media Statements
Staff and participants from a Central West NDIS provider have thanked Bathurst Correctional Centre inmates for their help refreshing the group’s facility in Orange.|Staff and participants from a Central West NDIS provider have thanked Bathurst [...]
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$25,000 phone plan proves poor value for South Coast inmate July
Last published on 03 Aug 2019 in Media Statements
A South Coast Correctional Centre inmate will be questioning his choice of phone plan after being caught with a shopping bag full of mobile phones and drug paraphernalia.|A South Coast Correctional Centre inmate will be [...]