Samantha Barlow fell through a crack in the system. Now we’ve found another one

Samantha Barlow fell through a crack in the system. Now we’ve found another one

The corrections minister has vowed to fix a glaring loophole after discovering no single agency was responsible for informing victims about their attackers’ parole.

  • byMax Maddison andFrances Howe

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Who is the ‘North Shore Rapist’,and how did he stay hidden in plain sight?
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Who is the ‘North Shore Rapist’,and how did he stay hidden in plain sight?

Graham Kay terrorised women and girls across northern Sydney. The state of NSW twice watered down the notorious sex offender’s release conditions,and he went on to offend again.

  • bySally Rawsthorne andPerry Duffin
Lawyer charged with smuggling drug-filled balloons into Sydney prison

Lawyer charged with smuggling drug-filled balloons into Sydney prison

The solicitor allegedly concealed cocaine,methamphetamine,buprenorphine and tobacco inside six balloons.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
Rapist involved in Janine Balding murder back behind bars days after release
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Rapist involved in Janine Balding murder back behind bars days after release

Serial sex offender Wayne Wilmot who was part of the gang that abducted,raped and murdered bank teller Janine Balding,is accused of breaching his supervision order.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
‘Once-in-a-generation’ overhaul to prison drug program will help ‘missed’ inmates
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‘Once-in-a-generation’ overhaul to prison drug program will help ‘missed’ inmates

Prisoners across the state will now have access to treatment for drug and alcohol issues immediately after arrest under a new $2.5 million intervention pilot.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
Prison boss dismisses Veronica Nelson’s family criticism in leaked email
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Prison boss dismisses Veronica Nelson’s family criticism in leaked email

On the first day of the coronial inquest into the Indigenous woman’s death in custody,Dame Phyllis Frost Centre general manager Tracy Jones warned staff about “sensationalised” scrutiny,and urged her colleagues “to not take it personally”.

  • byNick McKenzie andDavid Estcourt
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Defendants spend years in jail waiting trial. What happens when they’re not guilty
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Defendants spend years in jail waiting trial. What happens when they’re not guilty

Seven people were charged with murder and spent more than two years without bail awaiting trial. Last month,they were all found not guilty.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
Bondi schoolgirl killer back in custody over internet searches involving infants

Bondi schoolgirl killer back in custody over internet searches involving infants

The paedophile jailed for killing Samantha Knight and sexually abusing 13 other young children is in custody after authorities allegedly found searches involving infants on his mobile phone.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
‘Flat’,‘remorseful’ and ‘nothing to live for’:Tyrell Edwards in prison

‘Flat’,‘remorseful’ and ‘nothing to live for’:Tyrell Edwards in prison

The 18-year-old behind the wheel of the overloaded Nissan Navara that crashed at Buxton this week,killing five passengers,is in protective custody in Silverwater.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
Top prosecutor wants prison officer charged with murder after fatal shooting

Top prosecutor wants prison officer charged with murder after fatal shooting

A Corrective Services NSW officer could be charged with murdering Aboriginal man Dwayne Johnstone. The DPP’s plan has triggered a 24-hour strike.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
Tony Mokbel rushed to hospital with chest pains

Tony Mokbel rushed to hospital with chest pains

The convicted drug trafficker was rushed from Barwon Prison with chest pains and is being treated in hospital.

  • byCameron Houston