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Elise Archer Should Know Prison is No Place for a ChildTasmania’s Attorney General, Elise Archer, chaired a meeting of her federal, state and territory counterparts yesterday which again failed Australian children. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 28 Jul 2020 |
Westbury Residents Sold Out With "Benefits" StudyThe Liberals continue to grubby their northern prison planning process with secrecy and bad faith community consultation. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 11 Jun 2020 |
Avoiding a COVID-19 Prison Cluster is a PriorityThe Greens commend the decision to suspend all prison visits, but remain concerned about the potential high risk for coronavirus transmission. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 7 Apr 2020 |
Alternatives to AshleyThe Tasmanian Greens believe that Ashley Youth Detention Centre should be closed and replaced with two purpose-built therapeutic facilities. Cassy O'Connor MP | Policies | 29 Jan 2018 |
Inspection of Youth Custodial Services RedactionCassy O'Connor speaks on the Adjournment on the Custodial Inspector's comments on the redaction of their report in Ashley Youth Detention Centre. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 30 Oct 2019 |
Proposal for Prison at WestburyLet us put on the record that we have had this conversation a number of times about the northern prison. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 30 Oct 2019 |
Youth Justice SystemCassy discusses the Minister's responsibility for a redacted Youth Custodial Services report in the adjournment. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 29 Oct 2019 |
Ashley Youth Detention Centre Report RedactionsCassy O'Connor questions the Minister for Human Services over redactions in a youth custodial justice report. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 29 Oct 2019 |
Jaensch Confirms by Omission His Office Requested Ashley RedactionsThe Minister responsible for the Ashley Youth Detention Centre refused to honestly answer a simple, direct question from the Greens. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 29 Oct 2019 |
Inspection of Youth Custodial Services Report RedactionsThis morning the custody inspection report, Inspection of Youth Custodial Services in Tasmania 2018 was tabled. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 17 Oct 2019 |
Liberals' Clumsy Attempts to Cover Up Ashley ScandalThe Liberals have attempted, and failed, to redact some of the shameful results of an independent inspection of Ashley Youth Detention Centre. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 17 Oct 2019 |
Tasmanian Youth Justice Highest Rates of Assault and Self HarmCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 24 Jan 2017 |
Call for Government to Adopt Missouri Model for Youth Justice and DetentionThe Ashley Youth Detention Centre represents a manifestly failed model for dealing with juvenile offenders. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 21 Sep 2016 |
Greens Release Costed Plan to Close AshleyCassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 10 Sep 2016 |
Ashley Review Builds Case for ClosureThe Independent Review of Ashley Youth Detention Centre makes it clear the model for dealing with young offenders in Tasmania has failed. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 1 Sep 2016 |
Ashley Youth Detention CentreThe Greens recognise that the Minister and her agency have taken this matter very seriously. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 19 Aug 2016 |