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Category Archives: Reintegration
3CR’s Doin Time broadcast 14th August, 2017, focusing on the lived experience of prison.
Wonderful to be in the 3CR studio again with Marisa for the Doin Time show. Marisa and I had a conversation about the lived experience of the criminal justice system with Keith Hinde and Nick Cernigoi from the Australian Red … Continue reading
Posted in Churchill Fellowship, Lived experience, Reintegration
Tagged 3CR Community Radio ‘Doin Time’, Australian Red Cross Prison Support Program, Churchill Fellowship, Claire Seppings, Credible Messengers, desistance, ex-prisoners, Lived experience, peer mentors, reformed offenders, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, Reintegration, Reintegration Puzzle Conference, resettlement, service users
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Radio Seeds broadcast on Friday 7th July focusing on the Reintegration Puzzle conference.
Radio Seeds is a project of Seeds of Affinity Pathways for Women , a non-profit, volunteer run community group that supports women to support each other upon their release from prison. Radio Seeds aim to support women in prison, and those … Continue reading
Posted in Justice, Reintegration
Tagged Credible Messengers, desistance, empowerment, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, families of offenders, Lived experience, Mentoring, peer mentors, Penal Reform, people with convictions, prison reform, Radio Seeds, Reformation, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, Reintegration Puzzle Conference, resettlement, social inclusion
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Changing Systems from the Inside Out: a most successful Reintegration Puzzle Conference, Sydney, 21st – 23rd June 2017
Building on the user voice reform I was inspired beyond expectation on my Churchill Fellowship trip in 2015, the Reintegration Puzzle Conference convened by Deakin University, now in its 13th year and with the theme #changingsystemsfromtheinsideout has celebrated its best, most … Continue reading
Posted in Churchill Fellowship, Justice, Reintegration
Tagged Churchill Fellowship, Claire Seppings, convictions, Credible Messengers, desistance, empowerment, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, Lived experience, peer mentors, Penal Reform, people with convictions, prison reform, recidivism, Reformation, Rehabilitation, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, Reintegration, Reintegration Puzzle Conference, resettlement, service users
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Tougher parole? Time for more prison scrutiny.
In light of the most recent community parole debate, there is a need to provide the common sense and accurate response. Here is my letter to the Editor that appeared in the Age and Herald Sun last week. The tragic … Continue reading
Posted in Reintegration
Tagged 3AW Neil Mitchell, Claire Seppings, convictions, Crime and Punishment, Parole, prison reform, Reintegration, Tough on crime
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13th Reintegration Puzzle Conference, 21st – 23rd June 2017, Sydney, New South Wales.
Come along and spread the word. The 13th annual Reintegration Puzzle Conference in Sydney 21 – 23 June 2017 has the theme changing systems from the inside out. So many great presentations on the program. Alongside wonderful colleagues, I am … Continue reading
ANZSOC 2016 Conference ‘Horizon Criminology’ Hobart, Tasmania
The 29th Annual Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) conference was held in Hobart, Tasmania from 29 November to 2 December 2016. The theme of the 2016 Conference was ‘HORIZON CRIMINOLOGY’; ‘Looking over the horizon there are challenges … Continue reading
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Tagged ANZSOC Conference 2016, Churchill Fellowship, Claire Seppings, Credible Messengers, desistance, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, Lived experience, peer mentors, Penal Reform, people with convictions, prison reform, recidivism, Reformation, reformed offenders, Rehabilitation, resettlement, service users
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JusTas Symposium ‘Reintegration: Throughcare to What?’ Hobart, Tasmania
Excellent Symposium held in Tasmania by JusTas titled ‘Reintegration: Throughcare to What? Reducing Crime and Safer Communities’ on 28th November 2016. JusTas is a new group in Tasmania promoting justice, best practice and valuable outcomes for returning citizens and the … Continue reading
Posted in Justice, Reintegration
Tagged 2015 ‘50th Anniversary’ Churchill Fellowship Award, Claire Seppings, convictions, Credible Messengers, desistance, drug and alcohol addictions, empowerment, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, Lived experience, peer mentors, people with convictions, reformed offenders, Rehabilitation, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, Reintegration, resettlement, restorative justice, Returned Citizens, service users
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