EPISODE · Aug 6, 2025 · 20 MIN
Prison or Dungeon? Social Reinvestment on Human Rights Abuses at Hakea Prison
from Perth Indymedia · host Perth Indymedia Collective
Social Reinvestment CEO, Sophie Stewart, joins the show to discuss Hakea Prison. In recent weeks, news has come from Eamon Ryan, Inspector of Custodial Services, that several National and International human rights standards are being breached. Issues concerning overcrowding, underfunding, prisoners placed in constant lockdown are being made aware by Mr Ryan, who wants the government to hold a formal inquiry into the problems at Hakea and what needs to be done to improve it. Indymedia’s Joni Boyd spoke with Sophie Stewart about the ongoing issues in Hakea Prison at alternatives to incarceration. Originally broadcast on RTRFM92.1
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Social Reinvestment CEO, Sophie Stewart, joins the show to discuss Hakea Prison. In recent weeks, news has come from Eamon Ryan, Inspector of Custodial Services, that several National and International human rights standards are being breached. Issues concerning overcrowding, underfunding, prisoners placed in constant lockdown are being made aware by Mr Ryan, who wants the government to hold a formal inquiry into the problems at Hakea and what needs to be done to improve it. Indymedia’s Joni Boyd spoke with Sophie Stewart about the ongoing issues in Hakea Prison at alternatives to incarceration. Originally broadcast on RTRFM92.1
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