advocate for change within the legal system. lived experience š¤šā¤ļø š³ļøāš#Darwinprisonneedschangenow #defundpolice, storyteller birdseyeview podcast
Darwin, Northern Territory
Joined June 2019
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Last time I was here I got sentenced to 3 years jail!!! Tonight Iām so proud of how far Iāve come @birdseyepodcast got an award at the NT Human Rights Awards in the justice category congratulations to everybody involved in this podcast and thank you to all our ear buds ā¤ļø
Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary I had only been out of jail a few weeks and I had to start Twitter because I just spoke at the #RPC25 for the first time. Back then I imagined the life I now have and i couldnāt be more proud of the journey Iāve taken.
Why has X become so overtaken with scam accounts, itās so annoying I am barley on here anymore because of all the bots and sleezy stuff going to my inbox
Locking 10 year oldās up in not the answer š”
The Territoryās inhuman kids jails and forthcoming laws have been slammed by some of the worldās experts.
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Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary seems like so many lifetimes ago
Mark this in your diary and register via the link. This is our new webinar series
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Brilliant work by @idunnonews who broke this story on @abcdarwin radio yesterday.
It's devastating to see this place - a home of land rights - allegedly destroyed.
#WaveHill walk off is a story for the ages and must be preserved. #Indigenous #AusPol abc.net.au/news/2024-01-31/aā¦
#breaking: the NT police watchdog has finally released his comprehensive review into the use of #spithoods on children here. @latoya_aroha @ZiziAverill @renaerocket @DebKilroy territorystories.nt.gov.au/1ā¦
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We walk alongside mothers & their babies every day Weāve held broken mothers after babys dying in prison
One beautiful mother gave birth in prison had blood cleaned up by prison officers & her dead baby put in plastic bag thrown between her legs. šš
abc.net.au/news/2023-08-28/wā¦
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#Breaking
The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls #mediarelease
URGENT CONDEMNATION: QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENTāS SUSPENSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACT TO TURN WATCH HOUSES INTO PRISONS
@abcnews @edengillespie @mattdennien
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The attack on children in this State is out of control
The governmentās carceral love affair with cops and cages ensures harm will be perpetrated against children for decades to come.
These policies will only cause harm in communities not safety
#qldpol
The Qld government has suspended the state's human rights act for the second time this year so that it can imprison children in watchhouses āeven if it would not be compatible with human rightsā. @GuardianAus
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Mr OāBrien Faulknerās death has raised Qs over the police investigation process, with Sisters Inside CEO Debbie Kilroy calling for an independent oversight body.
āPolice cannot investigate policeā
#DefundThePolice
No one deserves to die in custody
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New prisons and recycled prisons are not the answer. Investing in alternatives delivers better results, and the NT Government needs to consider this before looking to incarcerate women in Don Dale. More in our media release: loom.ly/iYwf2qk
Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary 4 years ago I done my first conference which set me on the path I am on now so proud of my journey so far and heaps more to come!!!
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Behind the rolls of razor wire in a defunct adult prison, known as #DonDale youth detention centre, sits a teenage boy with profound cognitive disability. He has served concurrent sentences for years, with little access to disablity supports.
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.@idunnonews has once again captured how cruel and unforgiving the 'justice' system is for Indigenous kids in the NT.
These children - many with cognitive disabilities - need help.
Instead we lock them up behind razor wire.
#AusPol #DonDale @Change_Record @NTChildCommish
Behind the rolls of razor wire in a defunct adult prison, known as #DonDale youth detention centre, sits a teenage boy with profound cognitive disability. He has served concurrent sentences for years, with little access to disablity supports.
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āWhen are we going to stop incarcerating disability and criminalising children for what is a health condition?"
Jailing is failing. There is a better way - for children, for communities, for governments and taxpayers. Story via @idunnonews
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Make sure you get your tickets for this Darwin peeps!!!
Our NT coordinator Rocket had a great time hanging out with these legends at the @BighART_INC songwriting workshop ahead of Friday's Songs for Freedom concert! Find out more and follow the link for tix if you're in Darwin! loom.ly/s6p19SE
šÆ This woman would have gone through hell being in jail for what she was in there and Deb is absolutely right only us who have been to jail before would be able to comprehend. Also her trauma will now stay with her for the rest of her life.
Only those of us whoāve been in prison would ever understand how disgustingly Kathleen would have been treated The trauma & violence of being in prison for 20 years for the offence she was convicted of would be unspeakable
#justiceforkathleenfolbigg #freeher
RIP little ones