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Corrections Amendment Bill 2022What we have is a prison system in Tasmania which is more than bursting at its seams. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 11 May 2023 |
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Inquiry into Tasmanian Adult Imprisonment and Youth Detention MattersSubmission to the Legislative Council Inquiry into Tasmanian Adult Imprisonment and Youth Detention Matters. Cassy O'Connor MP | Submission | 31 Mar 2023 |
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Tasmania Less Safe Under the LiberalsThe latest Justice Report on Government Services paints a bleak picture of the Liberal Government’s justice failures. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 31 Jan 2023 |
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Liberals' Aboriginal Incarceration ShameNew data released by the Productivity Commission shows once more just how hollow the words of successive Premiers and Ministers have been for Aboriginal people Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 31 Jan 2023 |
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Alleged Assault of Aboriginal Man in Police CustodyAn initial review of CCTV footage has been undertaken by Tasmania Police Professional Standards, which decided no immediate action will be taken. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 26 Oct 2022 |
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Ashley Youth Detention Centre - LockdownsChildren are again being locked up at Ashley for 23 hours in a day because you cannot properly staff the place. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 Oct 2022 |
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Veterans’ Affairs – Assistance Dogs in CorrectionsI understand that program has stopped and there is no longer the availability of that pool of dogs, if you like. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 7 Jun 2022 |
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Corrections and Rehabilitation – Housing for Ex-DentaineesIt is estimated that around half the people completing their sentence and exiting the prison service will be released into homelessness. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Jun 2022 |
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Corrections and Rehabiliation – Education OpportunitiesThe list of available study options was dishearteningly short and included a basic high school standards skills course and a White Card course. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Jun 2022 |
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Corrections and Rehabilitation – Custodial InspectorThe Custodial Inspector 2019 20 Annual Report contained a number of details about the department's progress towards the inspection recommendations. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Jun 2022 |
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Archer Must Act on Risdon Prison Covid OutbreakRisdon Prison is overcrowded and understaffed, and now they are battling mass outbreaks of Coronavirus and staff absences. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 12 Apr 2022 |
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Greens Welcome AYDC Repurpose AssessmentWe welcome the Premier’s confirmation that Ashley Youth Detention Centre is a suitable facility for a therapeutic northern prison. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 9 Dec 2021 |
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Custodial Inspector Shames Liberals on Prison OvercrowdingThe Custodial Inspector’s Capacity Utilisation Review 2021 is damning. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 23 Nov 2021 |
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Corrections - RehabilitationEducation, training, reintegration and rehabilitative services are not being delivered at the levels that are needed. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 8 Sep 2021 |
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Corrections - Tough on Crime RhetoricAs a result of Government policies around community orders, suspended sentences, its 'tough on crime' rhetoric, the prisons population has increased. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 8 Sep 2021 |
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Vulnerable People - Impact of Staffing IssuesIt is a matter of record that both these portfolios have been the topic of controversial media over the last week. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 30 Jun 2021 |
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Prisons - Custodial Inspector's Report - Impact of LockdownsThe Custodial Inspector's report tabled in parliament on Thursday was a scathing review of Tasmania's prison system and the impact upon prisoners of lockdowns. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 29 Jun 2021 |
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Liberal Policies Filling Jails, Increasing Aboriginal Incarcerations, Clogging CourtsThe latest ROGS data on Justice again confirms the State has gone backwards, socially, under the Liberals. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 22 Jan 2021 |
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Custodial Inspector Amendment (OPCAT) Bill 2020On 21 December 2017, Australia ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Submission | 11 Dec 2020 |
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Estimates Reply – Attorney-General ArcherIt is a deeply concerning allegation that children are going to night courts and appearing before a justice of the peace or a bench justice and a prosecutor. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 2 Dec 2020 |
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Corrections – Prison Assaults and Time in CellsThe average time out of cells in Tasmanian prisons for 2018-19 is the lowest in the country. It was 7.9 hours a day. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 Nov 2020 |
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Corrections – Rehabilitation ProgramsThe Custodial Inspector reports that 'very few programs are now delivered in TPS facilities'. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 Nov 2020 |
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Corrections – Westbury PrisonThe misguided and badly evidenced push to create a maximum security prison in Westbury is causing many local residents extreme anxiety. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 Nov 2020 |
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Attorney-General and Justice – OPCATThere is a concern that if this moves to the custodial inspector areas such as aged care and the disability sector would not be within their purview. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 Nov 2020 |
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Terms of Reference for Review of Phasing Out of Suspended SentencesWe have long stood with the evidence of what works in turning around rates of recidivism. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 10 Nov 2020 |
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Damning Evidence of Corrections ImplosionThe Custodial Inspectorate has issued another highly critical assessment of the government’s handling of the Corrections system. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 15 Oct 2020 |
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Dangerous Criminals and High-Risk Offenders Bill 2020Generally, indefinite detention of a person can be the result of two different types of orders, depending on the time at which the order is made. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 15 Sep 2020 |
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Corrections Amendment (Electronic Monitoring) Bill 2020It is only a short bill, which gives power to the Parole Board to specify conditions relating to the electronic monitoring of a parolee. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 Aug 2020 |
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Liberals’ Westbury Spin Comes UndoneToday in Parliament, the Government confirmed its decision to pursue the second site for the northern prison was made in a rush. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 26 Aug 2020 |
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Liberal Prison Chaos Failing CommunityAfter six years in government, it is clear the Liberals’ approach to crime and justice is failing on every front. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 23 Jul 2020 |
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Government Must Act Urgently on Youth Strip SearchesInformation obtained by the Examiner newspaper shows invasive strip searches of children and young people are continuing at high levels. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 30 Jun 2020 |
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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. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 7 Apr 2020 |
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Prison Audit Shows System on the BrinkThe Auditor-General’s report on the Tasmanian Prison Service shows a system on the brink of financial and functional collapse. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 19 Nov 2019 |
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Proposal for Prison at WestburyLet us put on the record that we have had this conversation a number of times about the northern prison. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 30 Oct 2019 |
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Northern PrisonIt is sad to hear the tone of this debate, which totally misses the point that what is good for Tasmania is putting money into restorative justice. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 29 Oct 2019 |
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Northern Region Prison SiteI have been approached by numerous people in the surrounding area with concerns about the consultation process. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Oct 2019 |
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Northern Prison a Regressive StepThe move to build a new prison is foolish, regressive policy and is apparently the Liberals’ idea of vision. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 30 Sep 2019 |
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Community SafetyI start by thanking the Tasmanian Police for their excellent work in apprehending the prisoner who was at large. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 Sep 2019 |
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Northern Prison Not a SolutionThe Labor and Liberal parties’ vision for northern Tasmania is to lock people up. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 13 Dec 2017 |
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Prisons at Breaking Point Under LiberalsThe Custodial Inspector’s Annual Report reveals a justice system in crisis under the Hodgman Liberals. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 31 Oct 2017 |
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Liberals' 'Tough on Crime' Approach Leading to Increased Serious CrimeThis year’s DPFEM Annual Report confirms on almost every crime measure the Liberals have promised to act, the statistics are not good. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 19 Oct 2017 |
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Contempt of Court Risk Health Minister's FaultMinister Ferguson has failed to properly resource the State's only secure mental health facility, the Wilfred Lopes Centre. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 14 Oct 2017 |
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Law and Order PoliciesScrapping suspended sentences is only going to make this worse and increase the pressure on the prison. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 10 Aug 2017 |
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Risdon Prison - Overcrowding Causing UnrestThe pressure cooker environment in Risdon Prison tells us everything about your Government's failure to manage it safely and in the public interest. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 10 Aug 2017 |
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Liberals' Justice IncompetenceTwo explosive reports released this week expose a justice system that Attorney General, Vanessa Goodwin, has starved of funds, to breaking point. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 10 Mar 2017 |
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Parole Board Confirm Liberals Paying for Prisons Not HousingPrisoners who are suitable to be released on parole are being forced to stay in prison because they can't get housing. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 16 Nov 2016 |
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Ex-Prisoners Sent To The Bottom Of The ListThe Minister for Human Services, Jacquie Petrusma, told ABC Radio putting ex-prisoners onto a priority housing list is a "job done" by Housing Connect. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 12 Oct 2016 |
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Liberals Leave Ex-Offenders Out in the ColdWhen they axed the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders Program, the Liberals promised they would improve housing and assistance for ex-inmates. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 11 Oct 2016 |
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Liberals' Drug Treatment Under-Funding Written into LawThe Sentencing Amendment Bill debated in Parliament expands the power to make Drug Treatment Orders to the Supreme Court. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 20 Sep 2016 |
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Greens Release Costed Plan to Close AshleyThe evidence is clear that Ashley represents a failed model for youth justice. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 10 Sep 2016 |
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Next Step in Abolishing Suspended SentencesThe Liberals have taken the next step in scrapping suspended sentences, producing legislation for public comment. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 23 Aug 2016 |
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Ferguson Misleading over Prison OvertimeMichael Ferguson is claiming prison overtime costs rose under the Labor Green Government, he is being dishonest and contradicting the Corrections Minister. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 14 Aug 2016 |
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Suspended Sentence Budget Black HoleLast week the Liberals confirmed their intention to phase out suspended sentences and replace them with alternatives. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 5 Apr 2016 |
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Treatment of Sex Offenders BillThe government today supported the Greens' amendment that improved the laws around the treatment of sex offenders. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 18 Nov 2015 |
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Supermax a DistractionMoving selected maximum security prisoners interstate to a “supermax” prison is something the states having been working towards for at least a decade. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 26 Oct 2015 |
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Reintegration for Ex-Offenders ProgramThe Hodgman government has axed the highly successful ‘Reintegration for Ex-Offenders’ program in a short-sighted cost-cutting move. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 24 Apr 2015 |