Tyson was 11 when he was first locked up. It took seven years to turn things around

Tyson was 11 when he was first locked up. It took seven years to turn things around

Nobody in youth detention asked Tyson about his dreams - they asked about his court dates. Now he wants the prime minister to fix the system.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos

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‘Fake it till she makes it’:Prison romance goes horribly wrong

‘Fake it till she makes it’:Prison romance goes horribly wrong

Mother-of two Amber Clavell smuggled drugs to a convicted armed robber with whom she was in an intimate relationship.

  • byAmber Schultz
‘Reintegrating people into society is a big part of this project’

‘Reintegrating people into society is a big part of this project’

Nev Jones and Richard Brooking have lived vastly different lives,but their projects for the 2024 Churchill Fellowship share a common goal.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Infamous Sydney child killer stabbed to death in jail

Infamous Sydney child killer stabbed to death in jail

Aymen Terkmani was serving a lengthy sentence for an attack deemed “brutal and horrific” by the judge,with injuries “too numerous to list and too gruesome to describe”.

  • byJessica McSweeney andSally Rawsthorne
Riots,suffering,death:The notorious Rome prison housing Easey Street suspect

Riots,suffering,death:The notorious Rome prison housing Easey Street suspect

Perry Kouroumblis is being held at one of Italy’s most overcrowded and violent prisons,as authorities fight to bring him to Australia.

  • byRob Harris andJosephine McKenna
Tammy Shipley's final moments
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Tammy Shipley's final moments

The 47-year-old mother fell gravely ill while in the grip of a delusion at a Sydney jail but prison staff failed to check on her,a court has heard.

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Tammy was sent to jail for a $23.10 theft. After a cascade of errors,she died there

Tammy was sent to jail for a $23.10 theft. After a cascade of errors,she died there

The mother of five died in a Sydney jail in the grip of delusions while prison officers failed to notice her collapse,a court heard.

  • byPatrick Begley
Why are we still locking up our children?

Why are we still locking up our children?

Another day,another kid found dead in a prison cell. It’s not the system that needs to change,it’s our thinking.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
‘A failure has occurred’:Perth teen takes own life at youth prison

‘A failure has occurred’:Perth teen takes own life at youth prison

There are calls for the police minister to resign as a youth has taken his own life inside the Perth facility;the second ever to do so,with both tragedies occurring within the past year.

  • byJesinta Burton,Claire Ottaviano andHolly Thompson
‘Leader of the Pack’:Inmate allegedly led child sex abuse ring from prison

‘Leader of the Pack’:Inmate allegedly led child sex abuse ring from prison

An inmate at a NSW jail allegedly directed a group of prisoners who called themselves “The Pack” to create and share child sexual abuse material.

  • byJessica McSweeney,Clare Sibthorpe andPerry Duffin
Who is the ‘North Shore Rapist’,and how did he stay hidden in plain sight?
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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.

  • bySally Rawsthorne andPerry Duffin