Crime sentencing under the spotlight
Victims of crime in Walgett have raised concerns about how local offenders are sentenced.
View ArticlePolice back delayed cuts to Corrective Services hours
The Police Association says a decision to delay cutbacks to the operating hours of the Department of Corrective Services in Dubbo is a great win for local officers.
View ArticlePrisoners get drunk on vanilla essence
A number of inmates at the Ivanhoe jail in far west New South Wales were found drunk at the prison on Tuesday night after drinking vanilla essence.
View ArticleCoroner to probe death in custody
The coroner is to investigate the death of an Indigenous inmate at Ivanhoe's Warakirra Correctional Centre in western New South Wales.
View ArticleAlternative prison fostering Indigenous respect
Yetta Dhinnakal Correction Centre aims to get young Indigenous men back on the right track.
View ArticlePrison escapee caught after 200km chase
A prison escapee has led police on a 200 kilometre chase through central New South Wales.
View ArticleCircle sentencing program expands
Circle Sentencing will soon be rolled out in Wellington and Coonamble.
View ArticleCorrective Services to meet with locals
The New South Wales Department of Community Services says it will hold a special meeting with residents who live near a half-way house for former prisoners which is being opened in Dubbo.
View ArticleCommunity concerns about halfway home
A community action group has been formed in response to plans to house former prison inmates in Dubbo.
View ArticleWork on half-way house begins
Work on a controversial half-way house for former prisoners in Dubbo has started.
View ArticleCouncil's concerns over repeat offenders
The Brewarrina Shire Council says the law is too soft on juvenile offenders.
View ArticleGovernment questioned on halfway house
The New South Wales Nationals are increasing pressure on the State Government to change the location of a home for former prisoners in Dubbo.
View ArticleImmigration detention centre touted for Condobolin
There is a call for an immigration detention centre to be built at Condobolin.
View ArticleStaff recruited for Dubbo halfway house
Thirteen staff have been recruited to run a centre in Dubbo in western New South Wales to help former prisoners move back into the community.
View ArticleTalks set up to discuss Condobolin's immigration detention centre plans
The Federal Government has agreed to discuss a proposal to build an immigration detention centre at Condobolin.
View ArticleImmigration centre unlikely for Condobolin
An immigration detention centre is unlikely to be built in the Central West of New South Wales
View ArticleCoonamble community calls for action on crime
The Mayor of Coonamble, Tim Horan, says the community in north western New South Wales is fed up with escalating crime and is demanding action from the new state government.
View ArticleCoonamble businesses take their own action against crime
Businesses in Coonamble in north western New South Wales are considering employing private security guards in response to crime in the town.
View ArticleSix hundred people turn out to crime meeting
Police are being urged to take notice of the community's concerns about crime in Coonamble in north western New South Wales after 600 people turned out to a public meeting.
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