Life Beyond the Bars

Monday, 19 August 2024 - 7:30am to 8:00am
blue watery image with a native bird parrot holding a gum tree branch. Text reads 'beyond the bars'

On this episode of Women on the Line we’re looking at the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in prison as well as the current policies and systemic structures that focus on over-policing and criminalizing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and young girls. 

We first hear an excerpt from a press conference that followed the event ‘Truth Telling Yarns: Women in Prison that was held on the 26 June in Canberra. We hear speeches by Senator Lidia Thorpe and Debby Kilroy, the CEO of Sisters Inside. This excerpt was aired on 3CR’s Tuesday Breakfast 9 July. Then, we hear from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women inside Dame Phyllis Frost Prison. 3CR Broadcaster Shiralee Hood hosted this conversation as part of the Beyond the Bars series during NAIDOC week in early July.

Monday 8:30am to 9:00am
A national feminist current affairs program for community radio. A gender analysis of contemporary issues, as well as in-depth analysis by a range of women and gender diverse people around Australia and internationally. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network (CRN).

Presenter

Cleis Hart, Kannagi Bhatt, Phuong Tran, Xen Nhà & Scheherazade Bloul.

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