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EPISODE · May 31, 2015

'An End To Prisons'‏

from Women on the Line · host Areej Nur, Vickie Roach, Emma Russel

Aboriginal advocate for incarcerated women, former prisoner and pioneer Vickie Roach speaks of her experiences with the prison system and how institutionalisation is imposed on Aboriginal women at a young age. We also hear from Emma Russell from Flat Out. Emma explains how the process of strip searching women in prison is seen as counter-productive and triggering for many incarcerated women with history of sexual violence. We also look at what prison abolition would look like in an Australian context.www.flatout.org.au

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