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Part 3.8 of the Custodial Operations Policy and Procedures of
Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) outlines how prison authorities deal with
transgender and intersex inmates. It aims to achieve best practice,
non-discrimination, safety and security.
The policy stipulates that a transgender person must be treated as the gender with which they identify at their time of
incarceration , addressed using their preferred pronouns and
assessed as to which facility is the most appropriate for them to
serve out their sentence.
More often than not, both trans women and men are placed in
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The NSW government has reportedly settled on the riverfront suburb of Camellia as the site for a major new prison as to address massive overcrowding in the state’s jails driven by successive governments’ law and order policies.
But before it takes another step towards construction, the government should first be required to provide evidence that building more prisons and incarcerating more people works to reduce crime, rehabilitate or makes the community safer.
Long dominated by industry, Camellia is earmarked for a new prison.
Credit:Brendan Esposito
Every royal commission and parliamentary inquiry into prisons in Australia has recommended reducing the rate of imprisonment because the evidence is overwhelming that prisons do more harm than good.
20 Issues and Ideas That Deserved More Attention in 2020
December 22, 2020
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David K. Gibson
It is normal, at the end of the year, for organizations such as ours to assemble a “best of” list of stories. It’s a recognition of great work and a small thank you gift to those who have supported us.
We don’t have to tell you that 2020 was not a normal year.
But even in the maelstrom of a pandemic, social unrest, and political division, the important work of individuals and programs that are a part of the Aspen Institute has continued and it is work that shouldn’t be overlooked.