The Latest Breaking News from self-harm

A 14-YEAR-OLD girl from Iraq who threw herself from a building was among the 37 asylum seekers who have tried to take their own life in the past two…

In light of new figures exposing the crisis in the justice, Jabed Ahmed takes a look at what they tell us about the prison experience

Prison assaults have reached a post-Covid-19 pandemic high

An inquest into the custody death of an Indigenous teen has been told the government must act lawfully and stop locking youths in their cells for long periods.

Exclusive: ‘Shocking statistics like these emerge against a backdrop of overcrowded, chaotic and crisis-ridden prisons,’ expert says

PTO options, work reduction, and manager mental health training are all options.

It’s relatively common for perpetrators of family violence to threaten suicide to control a victim-survivor’s actions. A study by the Australian Institute of Criminology suggests 39% of women who experience coercive control are subject to perpetrators’ threats of self-harm.

West Australian authorities misclassified almost 20 attempted suicide incidents in adult prisons and youth detention centres, a report says.

A corruption watchdog has found no evidence to support claims of serious misconduct before a teenager fatally self-harmed in the youth wing of an adult prison.