The Centre has joined a group of community, legal, and social services calling on the state government to fully fund the cost of making phone calls from prison.
On Mother’s Day, the coalition working with or on behalf of people in prison and their families wrote to the Treasurer, the Minister for Corrections, and the Minister for Children to call on the Victorian government to fully fund the cost of making phone calls from prison.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people face unique and compounded experiences of trauma while incarcerated. Remaining connected to one’s culture, family, and community can minimise that trauma, thereby reducing the risk of recidivism. Reducing recidivism and getting people out of the quicksand of the legal system helps the individual and has significant community benefits. It is essential in progressing on the path towards self-determination via Treaty and achieving the justice targets under the Closing the Gap agreement.
Joint letter – Mothers Day calls from prison
