In early 2006 an investigation was launched by the Office of the NT Ombudsman into systemic concerns surrounding the conditions for women prisoners in the Northern Territory. The investigation followed a series of complaints being received from women at Darwin Correctional Centre.
The central issues of complaint explored in the investigation were:
· Access to programs, education and employment for women prisoners
· The management of and support for women prisoners with mental illness, cognitive disability or acquired brain injury
· The prison’s response to self-harm and attempted suicide
The complaints were primarily against NT Correctional Services Department of Justice) but also concerned the mental health care and disability services provided by the NT Department of Health and Community Services.
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