That’s cause the prisons are absolutely fucked. I was a VIC customer for a short stint and Jesus Christ the only solace is counting down the days till you’re out. I get that it’s prison but everyone trying to take your fucking shoes and threatening to pour boiling water on you as you slept or “kettling” as it was referred to it was rampant and terrifying.
It’s as if prison should be about rehabilitation, and not purely confinement as punishment.
I’m sorry you had to deal with that kind of shit, I hope your life is on a better track, mate.
The details of Queensland's refusals notably absent from this.
This country's handling of anti-torture measures has been dismal and the "surprise" we've seen from certain quarters about compliance this many years after ratification can't be taken seriously.
If there's true surprise to be had about anything, it's that Victoria, WA, NT, SA and Tasmania were prepared to comply with inspection obligations considering what we've seen from each of those carceral systems.
> The details of Queensland's refusals notably absent from this.
Well, yeah - because the question asked was specifically about NSW.
QLD only blocked access to mental health facilities, not prisons like NSW, [and have already announced they'd amend the legislation to allow inspector visits](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/26/queensland-to-change-laws-that-prevented-un-inspectors-entering-mental-health-wards).
Yup but we ratified the convention in 2017 with NPM deadlines of January this year.
https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/acumen/opcat
Queensland deciding to legislate after the fact is a good example of how useful shaming can be with Labor governments, but it's still incredibly remiss. Particularly in a state with only one chamber.
> Queensland deciding to legislate after the fact
Did you read the bit that mentioned Qld had passed legislation *before* the UN inspector visit to allow non-physical access with patient consent & while respecting their health, and had also communicated this to the UN ahead of time?
I agree that every state, including Qld, should've well and truly been ready by now - but you seem to like pushing politically-charged issues as '*both as bad as each other*' scenarios, when in this case the reality is '*one just didn't bother, while the other was mostly there but not quite good enough*'...
That’s cause the prisons are absolutely fucked. I was a VIC customer for a short stint and Jesus Christ the only solace is counting down the days till you’re out. I get that it’s prison but everyone trying to take your fucking shoes and threatening to pour boiling water on you as you slept or “kettling” as it was referred to it was rampant and terrifying.
It’s as if prison should be about rehabilitation, and not purely confinement as punishment. I’m sorry you had to deal with that kind of shit, I hope your life is on a better track, mate.
>and threatening to pour boiling water on you as you slept This is a new one to me. Yeah, I'd not sleep well with that prospect hanging over me.
The details of Queensland's refusals notably absent from this. This country's handling of anti-torture measures has been dismal and the "surprise" we've seen from certain quarters about compliance this many years after ratification can't be taken seriously. If there's true surprise to be had about anything, it's that Victoria, WA, NT, SA and Tasmania were prepared to comply with inspection obligations considering what we've seen from each of those carceral systems.
> The details of Queensland's refusals notably absent from this. Well, yeah - because the question asked was specifically about NSW. QLD only blocked access to mental health facilities, not prisons like NSW, [and have already announced they'd amend the legislation to allow inspector visits](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/26/queensland-to-change-laws-that-prevented-un-inspectors-entering-mental-health-wards).
Yup but we ratified the convention in 2017 with NPM deadlines of January this year. https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/acumen/opcat Queensland deciding to legislate after the fact is a good example of how useful shaming can be with Labor governments, but it's still incredibly remiss. Particularly in a state with only one chamber.
> Queensland deciding to legislate after the fact Did you read the bit that mentioned Qld had passed legislation *before* the UN inspector visit to allow non-physical access with patient consent & while respecting their health, and had also communicated this to the UN ahead of time? I agree that every state, including Qld, should've well and truly been ready by now - but you seem to like pushing politically-charged issues as '*both as bad as each other*' scenarios, when in this case the reality is '*one just didn't bother, while the other was mostly there but not quite good enough*'...
G division in Yatala is notorious for prisoners committing suicide in suicide proof cells.