The Relevance of the United Nations Mandela Rules for Australian Prisons

(2017) 42(4) Alternative Law Journal 279-85

Posted: 30 Nov 2017

Date Written: November 27, 2017

Abstract

In 2015, the United Nations updated the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners and named them the Mandela Rules. The Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia were based on the previous version of the Rules. This article outlines Australia’s non-compliance with the rules and need to update the Guidelines in five areas: (1) imprisoning people with cognitive disabilities who have not been convicted, (2) solitary confinement, (3) bodily searches, (4) use of restraints, and (5) provision of equivalent medical treatment.

Keywords: Human Rights, Prisons, Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia, Compliance

Suggested Citation

Mackay, Anita, The Relevance of the United Nations Mandela Rules for Australian Prisons (November 27, 2017). (2017) 42(4) Alternative Law Journal 279-85, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3078297

Anita Mackay (Contact Author)

La Trobe Law School ( email )

La Trobe University
Bundoora, VIC 3083 3142
Australia

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