Thursday, May 25, 2006

[Australia] Prisoner Rehabilitation: Department of Corrective Services / NSW Auditor General, May 2006

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"INMATES are churned through Australia's largest prison system without any serious attempt to determine whether they are being rehabilitated. In a new report, NSW Auditor-General Bob Sendt calls on the state Government to monitor prisoners' health, education and work skills, instead of focusing solely on the rate at which they reoffend. "The community expects prisons not merely to contain prisoners, but to provide an opportunity for them to rehabilitate, to change their lifestyle and become more productive members of society."