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Minister admits prisoners released early without electronic tags

Jess Phillips said she was ‘apoplectic’ government contracts for electronic tags had ‘enormous backlog’

The Independent UK

‘Hundreds’ of prisoners freed early in England and Wales not fitted with tags

Serco says it is working to fit electronic devices, which were a condition of early release of 1,700 last week

The Guardian - UK

Serco must be punished for ‘oppressive’ treatment of prisoners at Australia’s largest jail, legal experts say

Potential class action against private prison operator raised after 175 inmates at Clarence correctional centre locked in their cells for days after assault by a single prisoner

The Guardian - AU

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Home Affairs refuses apology to detainee over treatment

An immigration detainee held on Christmas Island was subject to unjustified force by security officers, but the Australian government will not apologise.

AAP

Stacks of prison punishments 'unlawful, unjust'

Tina was awaiting trial when she asked for help with her drug problem. A damning report has found she was instead charged with failing a drug test.

AAP

Drugs, alcohol and ‘horrendous’ attacks in detention centres leave ABF reeling

Commissioner Michael Outram appeals for greater powers to manage ‘high level of risk’ and worrying rates of addiction in facilities

The Guardian - AU

Serco fined for covering up use of fire extinguishers against detainees in Christmas Island riots

Exclusive: Ombudsman’s report says devices ‘discharged directly on’ detainees and into areas where people retreated, including those not involved in riots

The Guardian - AU

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Asylum housing tycoon is among the UK’s wealthiest – here’s what conditions are like inside the properties his company runs

The Sunday Times rich list is a stark symbol of the growing inequality in the UK. As many people face worsening living conditions, a small few are becoming ever richer. Among them for the first time this year is Graham King, an Essex businessman who has accumulated a £750 million…

The Conversation

Rising protests among UK asylum seekers held for deportation to Rwanda

Lawyers helping detainees say they have been told that dozens have gone on hunger strike in detention centre near Heathrow

The Guardian - UK

Leisure centres scrap biometric systems to keep tabs on staff amid UK data watchdog clampdown

Firms such as Serco and Virgin Active pull facial recognition and fingerprint scan systems used to monitor staff attendance

The Guardian - UK

Secret Serco rating system for immigration detainees must be scrapped, say Greens

Senator Nick McKim says company’s ‘opaque’ SRAT security assessment tool ‘has severe implications for fundamental human rights’

The Guardian - AU

First Thing: Biden and Trump rerun confirmed as both secure nominations

Primary results from Georgia, Mississippi and Washington state set up a 2020 rerun. Plus, EU official says starvation being used as a weapon in Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Morning Mail: Serco’s secret algorithm, abuse claims over Gaza raid, Greens’ demand on offshore gas

The secret algorithm controlling Serco detainees’ lives; Labor told to back down over offshore drilling proposals; calls for investigation over detention of Gaza medics

The Guardian - AU

Australian immigration detainees’ lives controlled by secret rating system developed by Serco

Security Risk Assessment Tool – or SRAT – and similar algorithmic tools condemned as ‘abusive’ and ‘unscientific’

The Guardian - AU

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The Guardian - AU

Revealed: the secret algorithm that controls the lives of Serco’s immigration detainees

The opaque risk rating system, used in Australian detention centres, is riddled with errors and effectively makes the company ‘judge, jury and executioner’, says one former detainee

The Guardian - UK

Misconduct claims tipped CBI into ‘near death experience’, says president

Rupert Soames says Guardian revelations over sexual misconduct claims were ‘appalling shock’ but is bullish about the future

AAP

Speed camera operators strike for 24 hours

Up to 200 speed camera operators in Victoria will strike for 24 hours as part of a dispute with their employer, who says the action will have little impact.

AAP

'Horrific' speed camera operator attack sparks manhunt

A mobile speed camera car with an operator inside has been attacked by masked men in the second such assault in several weeks.

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The Guardian - AU

Australian authorities once embraced privately operated prisons. But some governments are taking back control

With Queensland, WA and NSW pulling back on the ‘marketised approach’, they could be leading a national charge

AAP

School cleaners threatening legal action over pay cuts

A union is threatening the Victorian government with legal action unless it guarantees 700 school cleaners won't have their pay and conditions cut.

The Guardian - UK

Judge apologises to sexual assault victim ‘greatly let down’ by English court system

Mr Justice Grey laments problems as abuser fails to come to Cambridge crown court for sentencing

The Guardian - AU

School cleaners in Victoria face jobless new year after contract shake-up

Hundreds of staff could be out of work when the state’s contract with ISS comes to an end, prompting calls for reform

The Guardian - UK

Rupert Soames named as next president of CBI as it tries to rebrand

Scandal-hit lobby group seeks corporate governance guidance from former chief executive of Serco

The Guardian - UK

China’s credit outlook cut to negative; Rupert Soames named CBI president; trading outages in London – as it happened

Moody’s cuts its outlook on China’s credit rating, while trading in smaller stocks in London is hit by systems problems

AAP

Empty Christmas Island detention centre's fate unknown

With no detainees, plans for Christmas Island's immigration detention centre are unclear as locals call for genuine consultation with the government.

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