One of our goals at the Australian Prison Foundation is to help create and sustain networks and knowledge sharing among stakeholders of corrections services in Australia as a part of this each year we will hold a low cost one day conference. Papers, presentations and audio recordings of this event will be available at no cost from this website.
The first National Conference on Australian Prison Issues will be held in Melbourne at the Burwood campus of Deakin University in 2009. Our thanks to Prof. Joe Graffam and all the staff at Deakin University for their generosity in donating a wonderful venue for our event. See the map below for the location of the campus.
Date: 21st October, 2009 8.45am - 5pm
Persons interested in prison issues - ex-prisoners, family and support persons to prisoners and ex-prisoners, criminal justice activists and reformers, those working in or with the criminal justice system, policy makers and politicians, employers and social service providers, students and interested members of the community.
Cost of the conference - Students/Concession $15, Adults $50 - includes a light lunch. Payment is requested by 29th September, 2009 and can be made by cheque or money order to Australian Prison Foundation, PO Box 490, Chadstone, VIC 3148. For more information email us at prisonfoundation@email.com
Click here for a Conference Registration Form (word doc) or as a pdf
Deakin University Burwood Campus is located at 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood Victoria. Go to Building X, Lecture Theatre (LT) 12. For a map of the campus go to http://www.deakin.edu.au/campuses/burwood-map.php