Keynote Presentation: The Least of These: From Fear and Exclusion to Radical Hospitality in the Making of a New World

Reuben Miller – Associate Professor, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice, University of Chicago

Keynote Presentation: Young People from Mount Druitt in Western Sydney Telling their Stories

Mounty Yarns –

What’s love got to do with it?

Bernice Hookey – Lead Yanalangami Facilitator, Tranby Aboriginal Co-operative

Stepping Up and Speaking Out: Creating a Lived Experience Framework with People with Intellectual Disability and Experience of Forensic Disability Services in Victoria

Emily Piggott – Senior Adviser, Research and Advocacy, Centre for Innovative Justice, RMIT University

Dorothy Armstrong – Adviser and Peer Support Worker, Centre for Innovative Justice – RMIT University

Stan Winford – Associate Director, Research, Innovation and Reform, Centre for Innovative Justice – RMIT University

Lived Experience to Lived Experience Expertise: A Journey from Prison to Academia

Dwayne Antojado – Lived Experience Scholar, University of Melbourne

Ms Tina McPhee – Teaching Fellow/ PhD Candidate, University of New South Wales, Australia

Dr Caroline Doyle – Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales

Transforming Corrections to Transform Lives: Supporting incarcerated mothers and their children through a co-created model for individual and systems change

Professor Susan Dennison – Director, Transforming Corrections to Transform Lives Centre, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University

The power of group work: my life is great.

Michael Mayne – Member, Voices for Change

Making higher education classrooms safe for system-impacted students.

Tina McPhee – Doctoral Candidate and Teaching Fellow, UNSW

Dr Lukas Carey – Teaching Fellow, UNSW, Australia

Dr George (Kev) Dertadian – Senior Lecturer, UNSW

Dr Andy Kaladelfos – Senior Lecturer, UNSW

Dr Phillip Wadds – Associate Professor, UNSW

Creating opportunities for incarcerated First Nations men in far western NSW to spend time on Country

Terina King – Manager, Transitional Indigenous Service, Community Restorative Centre

Anthony Hayward – Transition Worker, Transitional Indigenous Service, Community Restorative Centre

Improving the odds – Key elements in supporting young people ‘Back to Community’

Oliver Hill – Practice Development Manager, 54 Reasons

Ryan Mongomery – Team Leader – NQ Youth Services, 54 Reasons

BAIL (Be An Indigenous Leader) – Integrating Fitness, Mentoring, and Cultural Connection in Youth Justice

Benjamin Knight – Co-founder, A Curious Tractor

Brodie Germaine – Founder, Brodie Germaine Fitness

He ture kia tika – Let the law be right

Jessica Hastings – Research Assistant, Auckland University of Technology

Katey Thom – Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology

Stella Black – Research Assistant, Auckland University of Technology

Dave Burnside – Research Assistant, Auckland University of Technology

How community sector organizations support re-entry in Kenya.

Peter Onyango Olwal – Executive Director, Pan Africa Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants, Kenya

Indigenous Woman with Disability and Lived Experience of the Justice System: Storytelling About Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment Experienced Whilst Detained

Patrick McGee – Churchill Fellow, Australians for Disability and Justice, Australia

Taylor Budin – Casual Educator (person with disability and lived experience of the justice system), Intellectual Disability Rights Service Inc

Rocket Bretherton – Justice Reform Initiative

Leave Safe Stay Safe – Addressing Family Violence to generate better outcomes and reduce Recidivism.

Sarah Patterson – Chief Executive Officer, Gosnells Community Legal Centre (inc.)

Chris Gabelish – Operations Manager, Regional Alliance West

Lived experience practitioners paving the way for change.

Tarryn Shaw – Justice Team Leader, Outcare

Zaani Afford – Aboriginal Throughcare Case Manager, Outcare

Taking action to reduce collateral consequences for people who have been incarcerated: insights from the inside.

Tahlia Isaac – Director, Strong Empowered Living Free Pty Ltd (SELF Projects)

Smart Justice: blueprints for systemic change

Rachael Pliner – Manager – Policy and Advocacy, Smart Justice for Women/Smart Justice for Young People

System Barriers and System Change – why screening for ADHD makes sense

Geoff Kewley – Consultant Paediatricin, ADHD x

Scott Beachley – Lawyer, ADHD x

Brooke Fogarty – Director ADHD Coach, ADHD x

Rehabilitation not punishment: My journey of lived youth justice experience.

Renae Johns – Senior Practitioner – My Just Bail Support, 54 Reasons

Ashton Raciti – Young Person, 54 reasons

Unveiling the Nuances of Women’s Reintegration – A round table discussion

Ms Jennifer Nicholls – Lived Experience Advisory Panel (member), Australian Community Support Organisation, Australia

Ms Cheryl Rowe – Lived Experience Advisory Panel member, Australian Community Support Organisation (ACSO), Australia

Ms Stephanie Maher – Lived Experience Advisory Panel member, Australian Community Support Organisation (ACSO), Australia

Pattie Phillips – Associate Director – Administration and Business Support, Beyond the Stone Walls Advisory Collective (BSWAC), Australia

Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Criminal Justice System in Australia

Felicia Zsha’Mirzze – CEO, Neuro Vitality Pty Ltd

Mrs Tahlia Isaac (Adams) – Researcher / CEO, NEURO VITALITY PTY LTD / Strong and Empowered Living Free Pty Ltd, Australia

The experience of reintegration from prison for women with cognitive disability

Rose Tingate – Doctoral Candidate, Swinburne University of Technology

"Women are an afterthought; we are always an afterthought" A Gendered Exploration of the Home Detention Integrated Support Services Program

Sabrina Uhlmann – Student/Graduate, Flinders University

‘Biding Time’: A phenomenological study exploring the experiences of individuals on remand and how this impacts readiness and preparedness for reintegration.

Chantelle Chatham – PhD Candidate, Central Queensland University

The Game Plan: A Gamified Community Supervision Trial for Singaporean Young People

Nina Tan – Assistant Director (Release on Supervision), Singapore Prison Service, Singapore

Therapeutic art interventions in Australian prisons: An exploratory empirical study by an ex-inmate

Sarah Tucker – Student/unemployed, Independent

Johannes Luetz – Adjunct Professor, University New South Wales

The Unheard Voices of Aboriginal Women: Exploring the experiences of Aboriginal women in accessing post-release supports in Perth Metropolitan area.

Emma Tufuga – PhD Reseach Candidate, Murdoch University

Keynote Presentation: The Social Determinants of Justice: addressing the ‘causes of the causes’ of incarceration

Ruth McCausland – Associate Professor, UNSW

How to Dismantle and Replace Indefinite Detention of People with Cognitive Impairments in Australia

Patrick McGee – Churchill Fellow, Australians for Disability and Justice, Australia

Treatment as Prevention: Thirty years of community-based treatment for CSA and CSAM offending as alternatives to criminal justice responses.

Christabel Chamarette – Clinical Director, Safecare Inc

Addressing the stigma of incarceration through education pathways

David Burnside – Lived Experience Lead, Odyssey Auckland, New Zealand

The Modern-Day Iron Curtain: Damage to Rehabilitation by Denying Information

Daniel Vansetten – Coordinator, Level Up – legal Rights Advocate

A supportive platform or barrier blocking progress? Why we should and how we can transform our attitudes, policies and approaches as community service workers and organisations towards incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people and communities

Meg Tait – Policy Officer, Tasmanian Council of Social Service (TasCOSS)

The Cost of Exclusion: Reflections of a journey from Prison to Social Work

Tina Lucas-Smith – Program Coach, Transform Lives Program, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University

The Recognise, Respect, Respond, Reform journey: Reshaping the justice landscape for people with cognitive impairment.

Marie-Clare Couper – Justice Programs’ Manager, Brain Injury Association of Tasmania

How working together can enhance access to services for people exiting prison: benefits of co-location and collaboration between CRC, Housing and Health Services and Government

Kelly Parker – Manager – Reintegration Housing Support Program, Community Restorative Centre

Errol Toomey – Transition Worker – Reintegration Housing Support Program, Community Restorative Centre

Jodie Hutchinson – Senior Transition Worker – Reintegration Housing Support Program, Community Restorative Centre

Jay Tobin – Transition Worker – Nepean Transition Program, Community Restorative Centre

Rhiannon Moss – Case Worker – Miranda Project, Community Restorative Centre

State Based Spent Conviction Schemes, A Support System for Legal Collateral Consequences?

Reverend Greg Colby – Program Manager, The Salvation Army, Inner City Homelessness Services (Foster House), Surry Hills

Reducing recidivism through the lens of the Housing Pathways Program 

Amy Grady – Housing Pathways Program (Courts) Program Manager, The Salvation Army

Marcella Acone – Housing Pathways Program (Prisons), Program Manager, The Salvation Army

Cheryl McKinley – Homelessness Manager, Victoria West, The Salvation Army

Breaking Ground: Empowering women in the construction industry through a collaborative approach

Martin Petersons – Executive Industry and Justice Services Manager, Global Skills

Co-developing a model to support better journeys for young people exiting custody and out-of-home-care in South Australia

Lorna Robinson – Lived Experience & Project Coordinator, The Constellation Project

Victoria’s Specialist Courts and Programs improving reintegration opportunities for court users with complex needs

Evylyn Brophy – Principal Evaluation Lead, Specialist Courts and Programs, Magistrates’ Court of Victoria

Beth Halls – Manager Insights and Reform, Specialist Courts and Programs, Magistrates’ Court of Victoria

Pauline Spencer – Magistrates’ Court of Victoria

‘We are ….. Stepping Up’ – FIGJAM Collective

Non Judgmental Connection After Incarceration

Mr Stu Holmes – Program Lead WISE UP (Ex Offenders) / Founder (Advocacy for Those Exiting Jail), WISE Employment / Green Collar, Australia

Judging the Change

Ms Margaret Doherty – Founder/Chairperson, Mental Health Matters 2 Ltd, Australia

Ms Louise Southalan – Director, Mental Health Matters 2 Ltd, Australia

Institutional Child Abuse and About Time for Justices’ Dealing after the Royal Commission

Mr Jacob Little – Co-Founder, About Time for Justice, Australia

How to rebuild your life after prison

Juanita Schaffa De Mauri – Administrator, Success Works

Forgotten Voices Challenging Criminal Justice Systems: Using the Voices of Vulnerable Communities to Inform and Challenge Criminal Justice Systems and Practices

Mr Benjamin Waters – Founder & Graduate Research Student, Project 1in70 & Torrens University, Australia

Ms Dani Grigoriev – Founder and Director, Project 1in70, Australia

Hope and Connection: The Power of Community and Understanding Post-Release

Kane Nuttall – Founder, The Power In You Project

The School to Prison Pipeline – Using Trauma informed education practice to stop the flow of young people to prison in Australia.

Dr Lukas Carey – Reintegration Manager, Outcare, Australia

Disability Advocacy

Justen Thomas – Council for Intellectual Disability

Breaking the Chains: Empowering Lives Through Innovative Therapeutic Models in Forensic Disability Services

Ms Emily Webb – Practice Leader, Forensic Disability Services – Department of Fairness Families and Housing, Australia

Dr Matt Frize – Director, Forensic Disability Services – Department of Fairness Families and Housing, Australia

Ms Jayne Dennis – Manager, Forensic Residential Services, Forensic Disability Services – Department of Fairness Families and Housing, Australia

Panel- Challenges and opportunities: Panel discussion by people with and without lived and living experience of the justice system, in and outside of academia

Professor Lorana Bartels – Professor, Australian National University, Australia

Damien Linnane – PhD student, University of Newcastle

Mr Dean Lloyd – consultant, C, Australia

Dr Diana Johns – Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia

Dr Lukas Carey – Teaching Fellow, UNSW, Australia

Dr Marietta Martinovic – Associate Professor, RMIT, Australia

Ms Sarah Tucker – independent, independent, Australia