Criminalised women and children, in Prison, The Mural Of First Nations Leader Sam Watson

Marisa interviewed Nicole Watson, daughter of First Nations Community leader and activist, Sam Watson. They discussed a beautiful mural of Sam Watson who passed away on 27 November last year, which has been painted at Bunyapa Park in Brisbane's West End. Marisa then interviewed Tabitha Lean, First nations academic and writer about her lived experience of prison, prison abolition and also her participation with Debbie Kilroy from Sisters Inside about establishing a national network of criminalised women. Tabitha's recent article from the Saturday Paper was also discussed.  Finally, Marisa interviewed Tiffany Overall from Youththlaw about pushing the criminal age of youth to 14 years of age. Criminalisation of youth was also discussed, and alternatives to prison, in particular focusing on the overincarceration of Aboriginal youth. https://youthlaw.asn.au/