No news is no news: COVID-19 and the opacity of Australian prisons

Whittaker, A

No news is no news: COVID-19 and the opacity of Australian prisons

Whittaker, A

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Publisher:: The University of Sydney
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 2021, 33, (1), pp. 111-119
Issue Date:: 2021-01-17

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dc.identifier.citation	Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 2021, 33, (1), pp. 111-119
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dc.description.abstract	The abysmal conditions facing people inside Australian prisons are often difficult to draw public interest on. During COVID-19, when these conditions pose an even greater danger to the dignity, wellbeing and lives of people inside, why has mainstream media reporting on conditions – including personal protective equipment (PPE) and soap provision, lockdown, health resources and communication – been so sparse? This article will explore the tightening regulatory and legal net of communications and media coming from inside prisons to families, community, and media during COVID-19, and in the years preceding it. It will then outline the significance of these communications, access, and publication restrictions to the media and policy advocacy for COVID-19 decarceration in Australian prisons and the Australian abolition conversation generally.
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dc.publisher	The University of Sydney
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dc.subject	1602 Criminology, 1608 Sociology, 1801 Law
dc.title	No news is no news: COVID-19 and the opacity of Australian prisons
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Abstract:

The abysmal conditions facing people inside Australian prisons are often difficult to draw public interest on. During COVID-19, when these conditions pose an even greater danger to the dignity, wellbeing and lives of people inside, why has mainstream media reporting on conditions – including personal protective equipment (PPE) and soap provision, lockdown, health resources and communication – been so sparse? This article will explore the tightening regulatory and legal net of communications and media coming from inside prisons to families, community, and media during COVID-19, and in the years preceding it. It will then outline the significance of these communications, access, and publication restrictions to the media and policy advocacy for COVID-19 decarceration in Australian prisons and the Australian abolition conversation generally.

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