@the_kav_man says designing prisons is about making spaces for humans to thrive & flourish. Design standards must be the same as anywhere else in the community #prisons2018

#prisons2018 @the_kav_man says preventing self harm means creating an environment where people do not want to self-harm #PrisonDesign #ArchitectureOfHope #rehabilitation

#prisons2018 @the_kav_man sharing his passion for the #architecture of #rehabilitation and how it shapes the experience of imprisonment

#prisons2018 Thank you Enware for a fabulous post-conference dinner!

@Eriksson_Monash the values of #respect #responsibility #trust (for self & others) - ie values we’d hope for in our neighbours - are the things we need to focus on in prison, with prisoners #prisons2018

@Eriksson_Monash on the ‘normalisation’ principle #prisons2018

#prisons2018 @Eriksson_Monash ‘community protection’ must be the aim of #imprisonment, in terms of people leaving prison in ‘better’ shape than they went in. In Norway this means ‘release people you’d have as a neighbour’

#prisons2018 @Eriksson_Monash talking about #prison normalisation as a practice principle, ie how to make life in prison as close to ‘normal’ life as possible, to support & promote #rehabilitation #reintegration #postrelease

#Prisons2018 Thinking about ‘what is necessary prison infrastructure?’ we need to think about the aims of prison: reduce crime? reduce reoffending? How to best achieve these? Smaller local facilities are one option & #AlternativesToCustody

#prisons2018 David Donnelly asks: ‘What is necessary prison infrastructure?’ I’d say we can’t assume it IS necessary just because it’s already there, or because we’re building it! We need to rethink prison & consider #AlternativesToCustody

#prisons2018 @DrElizabethGran argues for better assessment of #health & #psychosocial #disability amongst #Aboriginal #prisoners before they leave prison

#prisons2018 #prisoner #violence increasing as remand populations increase - eg in one private prison men on remand comprised 50% of prisoners yet responsible for 63% of assaults

#prisons2018 #prisoner on prisoner #assaults increasing across prisons in #Victoria, esp in max security #overcrowding #remand

#prisons2018 Vic #AuditorGeneral report highlights systemic issues & failings in private prisons in Victoria

#prisons2018 #Victoria#AuditorGeneral found #PrivatePrisons need to evaluate violence reduction strategies & improve investigation of serious incidents

#prisons2018 #OPCAT Need to focus on cruel, inhumane & degrading treatment of ppl in #detention & #prisons and how to do things better

#prisons2018 #OPCAT will require multidisciplinary inspection teams to investigate ill-treatment of ppl in closed environments, with rigorous & intensive scrutiny #accountability #transparency

#prisons2018 #CommonwealthOmbudsman Michael Manthorpe: as #NPM coordinator, seek to understand the experience of #detention #imprisonment from detainees’ perspective, to avoid inhumane treatment & torture #OPCAT

#prisons2018 #Commonwealth #Ombudsman Michael Manthorpe: How will #OPCAT compliance change the treatment of #prisoners & #detainees & conditions in prisons & detention centres?

#prisons2018 #OPCAT #Inspections seek to improve & prevent, to ensure humane conditions & dignity, avoid torture, inhumanity, unnecessary suffering of ppl in closed environments (prisons, psych institutions, youth detention, &c)

#prisons2018 #VicOmbudsman #DPFC Corrections has finally ended #StripSearching of women in Victoria’s max security women’s prison

#prisons2018 #VicOmbudsman Deborah Glass: Victoria’s max security women’s prison has 2nd highest use of force & restraint of 15 prisons across the state #DPFC

#prisons2018 #VicOmbudsman Deborah Glass: #OPCAT requires National Preventative Mechanisms #NPMs ie independent oversight, investigation, recommendations & followup to monitor #ClosedEnvironments

#Prisons2018 #OPCAT #VicOmbudsman Deborah Glass: ‘how do we deal with recidivism when prison is the place so many people feel safest?’ We must work to reduce violence, decriminalise drug use, attend to mental health needs & homelessness to cut #reoffending

#prisons2018 Why we need Prisons Inspectorates in every state: #Royal Commissions are ad hoc & have no follow up; Inspectors are independent, inexpensive, & - importantly - provide ongoing oversight.

#prisons2018 Neil Morgan: we must not forget Mr Ward and how he died in a prison transport van - must design our systems and ensure oversight to prevent such deaths, suffering, inhumanity.

#Prisons2018 Neil Morgan talking about serious riot at #Greenough Prison WA: 60-bed women’s unit abandoned by staff, broken into by male prisoners - points to serious failings of custodial system

#Prisons2018 Neil Morgan: WA prisons at 120-190% capacity in 2016 - makes #prisons very unsafe, compromises people’s rights to privacy, humane treatment & #rehabilitation

#prisons2018 Neil Morgan, WA Insp Of Custodial Svces, 4000 per 100k #Aboriginal ppl in prison in WA #overincarceration #WesternAustralia

Next week I'll be presenting on the continued rise of Australia's #prison population at the #Prisons2018 conference in Melbourne, 2-3 Aug - there's still time to register: http://k-div.informa.com.au/q/1mbKGXFqhOUj0PRv8yp0/wv