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Federal Election 2022: Raising the age must be a priority of incoming Federal Government
- 5 May 2022
Jesuit Social Services’ recently released Federal Election platform, A blueprint for a just recovery, builds on 45 years of advocacy and action, to outline our vision for a just society. In this third in a series of pre-Election blogs, we focus on fair justice systems.
In brief: Submission to the Inquiry into Victoria’s Criminal Justice System
- 28 February 2022
Jesuit Social Services was pleased to contribute a submission to the Inquiry into Victoria’s Criminal Justice System. We highlighted some of our concerns with current operations, and presented our vision of an evidence-based, socially just system underpinned by principles of prevention, early intervention, and restorative justice. Context The Victorian Parliament’s Legal and Social Issues Committee…
Help us to give young people a second chance
- 29 May 2021
Our #WorthASecondChance campaign was launched in July 2018 as a way to engage the public in joining with us to call for the youth justice system our community deserves. At the time, youth justice in Victoria was at a crossroad. Victoria had once been a leader in its approach to youth justice but after years…
Better approaches to supporting young people in the Northern Territory
- 28 May 2021
In May, the Northern Territory Government introduced a number of legislative changes to the youth justice system that will see more children separated from family and community, and funnelled into detention. These deeply concerning measures include increasing grounds to refuse or revoke bail; reducing access to diversion; and more powers to place electronic monitoring devices…
Ravenhall audit a sobering reminder of need for transparency in prison system
- 20 March 2020
A new audit of Ravenhall Prison, tabled yesterday by the Victorian Auditor-General's Office, shows that an over-crowded prison population is limiting people’s access to vital programs and services to help them address the underlying issues behind their offending. We need greater access to data and transparency across the board to assess whether prison operators are…
The abuse of people in detention happens in secret; OPCAT findings must be made public
- 13 February 2020
National Justice Symposium
- 2 September 2019
Decriminalisation of public drunkenness will save lives
- 23 August 2019
The Victorian Government’s commitment to decriminalise public drunkenness and develop and adopt an alternative, health-based response will save lives and give vulnerable people pathways to lead healthy and fulfilling lives, says Jesuit Social Services. “We are extremely pleased to see the Victorian Government recognise that public drunkenness laws like those which have been in place…
Making youth justice a national priority
- 13 June 2019
Across Australia, youth justice systems are failing some of the most vulnerable young people in our communities. Recently, in Queensland, the ABC’s Four Corners program exposed the scandal of hundreds of children and young people aged between 10 and 17 being held in adult watch houses across the state each year. In the Brisbane City…
Open Courts and Other Amendments Act at odds with goal of rehabilitation of young people
- 23 May 2019
The Victorian Government’s passing of the Open Courts and Other Amendments Act 2019 is at odds with the goal of rehabilitating young people who have contact with the youth justice system, writes Jesuit Social Services’ Policy and Advocacy volunteer TONY SANTOSPIRITO. The Open Courts and Other Acts Amendment Act 2019 was passed on 2 May…

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