Incidents of mental illness in our prison system are disproportionately high — particularly among female inmates. In part two of a special report into the NSW female prison population, Inga Ting examines how they find themselves behind bars and why they are disadvantaged while they are there…
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Mental health behind bars: why women prisoners are set up to fail
Incidents of mental illness in our prison system are disproportionately high — particularly among female inmates. In part one of a special report into the NSW female prison population, Inga Ting examines how they find themselves behind bars and why they are disadvantaged while they are there.
The NSW hospital crisis and an ALP hackette
Another day and another tragic, heart-rending headline about the appalling state of the NSW hospital system. In the hot seat is the new director-general of the Health Department, Deborah Piccone, who is an ALP hackette from way back, writes Alex Mitchell.
