Most Australians consider private prisons to be a uniquely American phenomenon, however, it is Australia that has the most privatised prison system in the world. In 2018, 18 per cent of prisoners in Australia were held in private prisons, compared to only 8 per cent of prisoners in the US.
Trending
- Book Review: Mother Tongue by Naima Brown
- Data breach at Western Sydney University hits 10,000 students
- Hysteria: A Slow-burning Inferno of Art, Trauma and Controversy
- NSW Minister for Health condemned for fabricating claims of ‘cancelled chemotherapy treatment’ during ASMOF industrial action
- Haunting Our Ruins: Mariana Enríquez in Conversation
- NTEU slams “serious management failures” at UTS following severe cost-cutting measures, staff at breaking point
- UNSW introduces “flexible semester”, scraps trimester system
- An Interview with Art Simone