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Tag Archives: ex-prisoners
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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3CR’s Radio for Change Radiothon 2017! Still time to donate!
In case, you missed us. Listen to podcast of our Radiothon broadcast on Monday 12th June. 3CR Doin Time In 2017, 3CR is Radio for Change. To stay radical and independent 3CR needs your support! The ‘Doin Time’ program needs $850! … Continue reading
Posted in Justice
Tagged 3CR Community Radio ‘Doin Time’, Claire Seppings, desistance, detention, empowerment, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, families of offenders, Lived experience, Penal Reform, people with convictions, prison reform, Radical Radio, Radiothon, resettlement, social justice, Youth Justice
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3CR’s Radio for Change Radiothon 2017!
Tune in to the fantastic unique 3CR 855AM Community Radio’s ‘Doin Time’ show to support the show’s Radiothon fundraiser on Monday 12th June 4:00pm to 5:00pm. I will be joining presenters Marisa and Peter in the studio. In 2017 3CR … Continue reading
Posted in Justice
Tagged 3CR Community Radio ‘Doin Time’, Claire Seppings, desistance, empowerment, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, justice reinvestment, Lived experience, Penal Reform, people with convictions, prison reform, prisoners, reformed offenders, Reintegration, resettlement, restorative justice, service users, social inclusion, social justice
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‘Castlemaine fellow weighs in on youth justice’ Midland Express
Many thanks to Donna Thomas, Journalist, Midland Express for coverage of my appearance at the Parliamentary Inquiry into Youth Justice Centres in Victoria. Parliamentary Inquiry into Youth Justice Centres in Victoria Midland Express
Posted in Youth Justice
Tagged Churchill Fellowship, Claire Seppings, community justice courts, Credible Messengers, desistance, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, families of offenders, Lived experience, Mentoring, Midland Express, peer mentors, prison reform, recidivism, reformed offenders, Rehabilitation, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, service users, Youth Justice
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Doin Time 3CR Community Radio 855am
In case you missed it, on 30th January, I was a guest again on 3CR’s Community Radio ‘Doin Time’ show with wonderful broadcaster Pete Esan (co broadcaster Marisa Sposaro not far away). Jared Sharp. Jesuit Social Services’ General Manager in … 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
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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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Doin Time 3CR Community Radio 855am
In case you missed it, on 19th September, I was a guest again on 3CR’s Community Radio ‘Doin Time’ show with wonderful broadcasters Marisa and Pete. We talked about the much needed prison reform, covering my Churchill Fellowship research; the … Continue reading
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Tagged 3CR, Churchill Fellowship, Claire Seppings, Credible Messengers, desistance, Ex-offenders, ex-prisoners, families of offenders, Lived experience, peer mentors, Penal Reform, prison reform, recidivism, reformed offenders, Rehabilitation, rehabilitative role of reformed ex-prisoners, Reintegration, resettlement, restorative justice, service users, Smart Justice
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‘Uncle Jack Charles returns to prison’, reports Jeremy Story Carter, ABC Radio National journalist.
In case, you missed it, on 13th September, Jeremy Story Carter, ABC Radio National journalist and presenter joined Jack Charles outside the walls of two Victorian prisons in Castlemaine, Middleton and Loddon. Jack Charles was ‘re-entering the prison system that … Continue reading
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