Corrections
The reason the NSW prison population has hit a record high
The NSW government says the increase is due to the success of tougher bail laws, but advocates raise concerns about prisons capacity to cope.
- Jack Gramenz and Amber Schultz
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Secret payout after sexual assault by trans murderer in women’s prison
The confidential settlement, involving murderer Clinton Rintoull, follows an overhaul of how transgender prisoners are managed by Corrections Victoria.
- Daniella White
- Exclusive
- Crime
Prison guard allegedly smuggled phone for drug lord’s fake Sydney terror plot
The heroin kingpin allegedly planned to turn in the fake attack in a bid for clemency. Possible targets included shopping centres and locations on Sydney Harbour.
- Perry Duffin
The NSW law changes that put an extra 1000 people behind bars
The Minns government announced Parklea jail would return to public hands at a moment of increasing pressure on the state’s prison system.
- Michael McGowan
Samantha Barlow fell through a crack in the system. Now we’ve found another one
The corrections minister has vowed to fix a glaring loophole after discovering no single agency was responsible for informing victims about their attackers’ parole.
- Max Maddison and Frances Howe
- Analysis
- Crime
Who is the ‘North Shore Rapist’, and how did he stay hidden in plain sight?
Graham Kay terrorised women and girls across northern Sydney. The state of NSW twice watered down the notorious sex offender’s release conditions, and he went on to offend again.
- Sally Rawsthorne and Perry Duffin
Lawyer charged with smuggling drug-filled balloons into Sydney prison
The solicitor allegedly concealed cocaine, methamphetamine, buprenorphine and tobacco inside six balloons.
- Sally Rawsthorne
- Exclusive
- Crime
Rapist involved in Janine Balding murder back behind bars days after release
Serial sex offender Wayne Wilmot who was part of the gang that abducted, raped and murdered bank teller Janine Balding, is accused of breaching his supervision order.
- Sally Rawsthorne
- Exclusive
- Prisons
‘Once-in-a-generation’ overhaul to prison drug program will help ‘missed’ inmates
Prisoners across the state will now have access to treatment for drug and alcohol issues immediately after arrest under a new $2.5 million intervention pilot.
- Sally Rawsthorne
- Exclusive
- Justice
Prison boss dismisses Veronica Nelson’s family criticism in leaked email
On the first day of the coronial inquest into the Indigenous woman’s death in custody, Dame Phyllis Frost Centre general manager Tracy Jones warned staff about “sensationalised” scrutiny, and urged her colleagues “to not take it personally”.
- Nick McKenzie and David Estcourt