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		<title>Aboriginal crime and punishment: spending on jails but not outcomes</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/16/aboriginal-crime-and-punishment-spending-on-jails-but-not-outcomes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/16/aboriginal-crime-and-punishment-spending-on-jails-but-not-outcomes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indigenous australians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indigenous health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indigenous housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indigenous issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rise of a punitive "law and order" culture in Australia has had a profoundly racial dimension, manifested in soaring rates of indigenous incarceration. <b>Inga Ting</b> continues her special report.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Aboriginal crime and punishment: incarceration rates rise under neoliberalism</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/15/aboriginal-prison-rate-continues-to-rise-is-neoliberalism-at-play/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/15/aboriginal-prison-rate-continues-to-rise-is-neoliberalism-at-play/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indigenous issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indigenous population]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NT Intervention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisoners]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of indigenous prisoners has increased for the 11th year in a row, despite the prisoner population falling for the first time in a decade. <b>Inga Ting</b> reports a history of failed government policy.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>44</slash:comments>
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		<title>Deaths in custody: sweeping changes, but coroners critical of inquiry</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/08/deaths-in-custody-sweeping-changes-but-coroners-critical-of-inquiry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/08/deaths-in-custody-sweeping-changes-but-coroners-critical-of-inquiry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aboriginal deaths in custody]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corrective services NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deaths in custody]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisoners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Commission]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Serious questions about the integrity, accountability and independence of death in custody investigations are still being raised by NSW coroners, despite sweeping changes following a Royal Commission, writes <b>Inga Ting</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Deaths in custody: families blocked from warning corrections staff</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/25/deaths-in-custody-families-blocked-from-warning-corrections-staff/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/25/deaths-in-custody-families-blocked-from-warning-corrections-staff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 02:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aboriginal deaths in custody]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[prisoners]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=225245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The troubled relationship between custodial authorities and prisoners' families has continued to draw criticism at deaths in custody inquests, with numerous coroners finding deaths may have been avoided if family members assisted in care. <b>Inga Ting</b> continues her <a href="http://www.crikey.com.au/deaths-in-custody/"><em>Crikey</em> investigation</a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/25/deaths-in-custody-families-blocked-from-warning-corrections-staff/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Deaths in custody: in safe, monitored rooms prisoners still hang</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/12/deaths-in-custody-in-safe-monitored-rooms-prisoners-still-hang/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/12/deaths-in-custody-in-safe-monitored-rooms-prisoners-still-hang/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 03:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aboriginal deaths in custody]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deaths in custody]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW prisons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisoners]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The deaths of prisoners in cells specifically designed to prevent self harm raises doubts about supervision and monitoring practices in NSW prisons, reports <b>Inga Ting</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Deaths in custody: seven tragedies, seven cases of negligence</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/27/deaths-in-custody-seven-tragedies-seven-cases-of-negligence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/27/deaths-in-custody-seven-tragedies-seven-cases-of-negligence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aboriginal deaths in custody]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deaths in custody]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW prisons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisoners]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tragic 2007 death of mentally ill prisoner Adam Douglas Shipley is just one of seven deaths linked through a chain of negligence, bureaucratic bungling and failed policies. <b>Inga Ting</b> continues her special investigation for <em>Crikey</em>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/27/deaths-in-custody-seven-tragedies-seven-cases-of-negligence/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mental health behind bars (part two): why women prisoners are set up to fail</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/09/mental-health-behind-bars-part-two-why-women-prisoners-are-set-up-to-fail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/09/mental-health-behind-bars-part-two-why-women-prisoners-are-set-up-to-fail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[People & Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corrections health service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental illness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prison inmates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisoners]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=191588</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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, <b>Inga Ting</b> examines how they find themselves behind bars and why they are disadvantaged while they are there...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/09/mental-health-behind-bars-part-two-why-women-prisoners-are-set-up-to-fail/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mental health behind bars: why women prisoners are set up to fail</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/08/mental-health-behind-bars-why-women-prisoners-are-set-up-to-fail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/08/mental-health-behind-bars-why-women-prisoners-are-set-up-to-fail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 02:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[People & Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corrections health service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental illness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prison inmates]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=191562</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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, <b>Inga Ting</b> examines how they find themselves behind bars and why they are disadvantaged while they are there.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/08/mental-health-behind-bars-why-women-prisoners-are-set-up-to-fail/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mental health in our jails: inmates, bureaucrats question treatment</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/07/mental-health-in-our-jails-inmates-bureaucrats-question-treatment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/07/mental-health-in-our-jails-inmates-bureaucrats-question-treatment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[department of corrective services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisoners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisons]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=176890</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly half of all inmates in NSW have a mental illness, but decisions about their care are left in the hands of prison guards with little or no training in mental health. Freelance journalist <b>Inga Ting</b> goes inside to talk to prisoners and staff.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is prison rape &#8220;too expensive&#8221; to stop?</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/2010/04/27/we-know-the-way-to-end-prison-rape-is-it-too-expensive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/2010/04/27/we-know-the-way-to-end-prison-rape-is-it-too-expensive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisoners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisoners' rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Law]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=133915</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Make all the "don't drop the soap!" jokes you want, <b>Amanda Hess</b> talks to US prison rape victims and nobody is laughing. New standards have been released showing how prison rape can be prevented, so why do prisons think it's too expensive to bother?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Do prisons have the right to inject inmates with drugs against their will?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/21/do-prisons-have-the-right-to-inject-inmates-with-drugs-against-their-will/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/21/do-prisons-have-the-right-to-inject-inmates-with-drugs-against-their-will/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Barns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental illness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisoners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisoners' rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saeed Dezfouli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Law]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/21/do-prisons-have-the-right-to-inject-inmates-with-drugs-against-their-will/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in 1983, 25-year-old Saeed Dezfouli fled Iran and found asylum in Australia. Today he is a prisoner and a patient in Sydney’s Long Bay jail where he is involuntarily injected with anti-psychotic medication every fortnight.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Essay: Zimbabwe&#8217;s prisons are death traps</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/31/essay-zimbabwes-prisons-are-death-traps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/31/essay-zimbabwes-prisons-are-death-traps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisoners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Mugabe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe&apos;s prisoners are suffering untold horrors in Zimbabwe&apos;s jails, writes the <b>Sokwanele newletter</b> from Harare.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/31/essay-zimbabwes-prisons-are-death-traps/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>GEO joins NSW privatised jail race</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/12/geo-joins-nsw-privatised-jail-race/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/12/geo-joins-nsw-privatised-jail-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW Labor Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nsw state government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisoners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privatisation deal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[John Robertson is following in the former Treasurer's footsteps by implementing the private management of jails in flagrant opposition to NSW Labor Party policy, writes <b>Alex Mitchell</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/12/geo-joins-nsw-privatised-jail-race/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is immigration detention worse than prison?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/07/19/is-immigration-detention-worse-than-prison/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/07/19/is-immigration-detention-worse-than-prison/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration detention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maximum security prisons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prisoners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security inmates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solitary confinement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Another remarkable development yesterday in the sad case of Dr Mohamed Haneef, when his legal advisers opted not to post bail. The obvious conclusion is that immigration detention is regarded as worse than prison, writes Charles Richardson. ]]></description>
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