June 2018

The report highlights some of the issues and barriers that people in prison face financially and the cycle of prison and poverty. The report sets out potential achievable solutions that could go toward breaking down some of these barriers and minimizing the debt spiral. When people receive support, information and advocacy during their jail time […]

In the March quarter 2018, the average daily number of full-time prisoners in Australia was 42,102. This was an increase of: 2% (832 persons) from the December quarter 2017; and 4% (1,525 persons) from the March quarter 2017. Since the December quarter 2017, there were increases in the prisoner numbers for all states and territories