Services for people in the justice system

Our aim is to improve the lives of offenders and their families and to contribute to improved community outcomes.

How Red Cross helps

In helping offenders, families and at-risk youth, Red Cross works to achieve the following.

Prisoners as change makers

Life-changing work in Australian prisons through the Community-Based Health and First Aid program.

Sisters for change

A report on the Sisters of Change program at Townsville Women's Correctional Centre finds a safer, cleaner prison, with more hopeful prisoners.

Community-Based Health and First Aid program

Prisoner volunteers work with prison staff and Red Cross facilitators to identify and address health, safety and wellbeing needs within their community.

Police Call Outs

The Police Call Outs program provides suitably trained volunteers to be present with a young person (defined as aged 10 up to 18 years) whilst they are held in police custody. Red Cross volunteers work to minimise the stress and anxiety that a young person may experience when arrested and help to ensure young people's rights are respected and upheld. Currently provided in SA.

Justice Reinvestment

In partnership with Justice Reinvestment South Australia, Tiraapendi Wodli and the Aboriginal community living in Port Adelaide Red Cross launched a Justice Reinvestment site that strengthens the health, safety and lives of Aboriginal families in the region. A key part is the development of an “Aboriginal community hub”, a place for community members to design and implement initiatives to address the underlying causes of crime and to support Aboriginal families in the Port Adelaide and western metropolitan area to live healthy, safe and culturally strong lives.

Red Cross pays our respects to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander custodians of the country where we work, and to Elders, past, present and emerging.

Learn about our Reconciliation Action Plan and how we can all make reconciliation real.

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