Perth mother,jailed for killing her toddler 13 years ago,denied parole again

Perth mother,jailed for killing her toddler 13 years ago,denied parole again

Gemma Gaye Killeen was 23 years old when she was locked up for murdering her 22-month-old son. Last month the parole board decided she was still not ready to go free.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt

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Unit 18 to remain open for years as Cleveland Dodd’s family prepare for his burial

Unit 18 to remain open for years as Cleveland Dodd’s family prepare for his burial

The day before Cleveland is to be laid to rest in Meekatharra the state government announced a $1 million business case for a new facility would be completed before the May 2024 budget.

  • byHamish Hastie
‘Decapitated puppy on the doorstep’:WA prison guard alleges harassment,then retaliation
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‘Decapitated puppy on the doorstep’:WA prison guard alleges harassment,then retaliation

She described the culture among many staff members at Bunbury Regional Prison as hostile and claims she was repeatedly subjected to bullying and unwanted advances during her two-year stint as a prison guard.

  • byMichael Genovese
Kiwi ‘caveman’ returns to nature after six month prison stint

Kiwi ‘caveman’ returns to nature after six month prison stint

He first became famous for living in a cave and eating cannabis pizzas,but then New Zealand’s Little John hit the headlines for the wrong reasons.

  • byHamish McNeilly
Perth man’s family say he died in custody ‘begging for his medication’

Perth man’s family say he died in custody ‘begging for his medication’

The grieving family of Indigenous father of three Wayne Ugle,who died while on remand for minor charges,alleges that he died begging for medical help which was withheld.

  • byAaron Bunch
Inmate ‘proud’ after murdering child sex offender as details of death revealed

Inmate ‘proud’ after murdering child sex offender as details of death revealed

The West Australian Supreme Court heard Martin attacked Bropho,who had an intellectual disability,in his cell when the pair were alone. Bropho was a stepbrother of Cleo Smith kidnapper Terence Kelly.

  • byAaron Bunch
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Indigenous inmate dies in maximum-security Perth prison

Indigenous inmate dies in maximum-security Perth prison

Corrective services officers found the unresponsive 41-year-old in his cell at Hakea Prison on Monday morning.

  • byAaron Bunch
Australian grandmother in Japanese prison kept in isolation

Australian grandmother in Japanese prison kept in isolation

Donna Nelson’s lawyers say she is finding it hard to stay positive after 10 months. She is not allowed to speak to other inmates and is kept isolated.

  • byMichael Genovese
Teen detainee reveals young WA prisoners left in three-point shackles for hours
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Teen detainee reveals young WA prisoners left in three-point shackles for hours

A 15-year-old detainee is tonight speaking out from inside the notorious Unit 18 youth wing at Casuarina Prison,where 16-year-old Cleveland Dodd recently took his own life.

  • byMia Egerton-Warburton
Troubled NSW private prisons to return to public sector

Troubled NSW private prisons to return to public sector

The NSW Labor government decision reverses a 30-year privatisation agenda and follows its seizure of land from Moore Park Golf Course for more public green space.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Victorians could pay over $500k for MP’s crimes. How’s that for justice?

Victorians could pay over $500k for MP’s crimes. How’s that for justice?

In sentencing Russell Northe to prison time,it is now the taxpayers who will foot the bill for his crimes thanks to the state’s wasteful,unproductive,system.

  • byMia Schlicht