JOHN HEFFERNAN

The first intake was delivered into One Wing at the jail, which had been criticised as being too old at the time of the downsizing. "All the places which have been opened up for prisoners have been refurbished to bring them up to the adequate security requirements," the spokesperson said. Former Grafton jail governor John Heffernan said the decision was pure spin. "We all know One Wing, that was the main basis of the argument that both the department and the government presen

THIS week is the lead-up to the first NSW Corrective Services “Corrections Day”. The department is finally setting aside a day to recognise the work undertaken by correctional staff. It is believed this day, to be held on Friday, is now earmarked to become an annual event on the government calendar. Much, if not all, of the work performed behind the imposing walls goes unseen by the general public. Be assured it is difficult and dangerous work. Every now and again the departm

THE last governor of Grafton Jail has ridiculed a push to give drug-addicted prisoners access to a needle exchange program, saying it was tantamount to guards surrendering to the illegal flow of ice and heroin. John Heffernan saw more than his fair share of violence and drug addiction among inmates during his three decades with the NSW Department of Corrective Services. Now in his retirement, he is witnessing something very different - groups including the World Health Organi

AUSTRALIA’S juvenile justice system, ­nationally, is unravelling. In the past few months incarcerated juveniles have rioted in Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria, with serious incidents in the Northern Territory. So bad is the situation in Victoria the government ­recently placed a number of ­violent juveniles in an adult facility after they destroyed their accommodation. Those same detainees ­reacted a few days ago by turning on their supervisors, ­assaulting one so

In this article I was critical of the parole changes implemented by the previous NSW Attorney-General Greg Smith. It was obvious that the changes were based entirely on economic reasons, his focus was to empty our prisons (and close them) regardless of the risk to the community.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/rendezview/stop-the-overreaction-this-was-not-torture/news-story/7d2e9854021b2a9d9589e33599a48f9b (Click on link for published newspaper article) RE: THE ROYAL COMMISSION INTO THE MANAGEMENT OF YOUNG OFFENDERS IN THE NT OR USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO CRUSH A WALNUT I don't think I have ever seen such an unprecedented overreaction during all my years working in the criminal justice system. After more than 33 years working in both adult and juvenil

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