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13 April 2019

 

Senator Derryn Hinch                                info@justicepartyvic.com.au

Justice Party
Box 33018
Domain LPO
Melbourne  VIC  3004
 

Dear Senator Hinch

 

Will the Justice Party facilitate Australians with some understanding of the Criminal Justice System that want the following three adverse consequences et al reduced -

A.      read the Writer's Discussion Paper Thinking Outside the Cell (either on a DVD in a DVD Case or on a USB Stick Flash Drive); and

B.      complete the Peer Review Form (Word document) and email it to the Justice Party?

1.            Baker's Dozen Unsustainable Problems Within Australian Prison System

2.            Femicide and Filicide murders in Australia annually

3.            Exceedingly high annual recidivism/re-offending rates in Australia

The Writer refers to his initial Letter to Derryn Hinch dated 20 March 2019 with the same above title that he provided (by post to the above address) in 2 DVDs, one USB Stick and A4 hardcopy.

 

This 2nd Letter to Derryn Hinch dated 13 April 2019 provides a thread to Version 2 of Letter to Derryn Hinch dated 20 Mar 2019  - also in 2 DVDs, one USB Stick and A4.

 

The initial letter focused on the Problems and Solutions.  Version 2 now better chronicles the Why these deplorable Problems have been allowed to intensify/increase [explained in (a)(ii) below] in Providers to the 'System' are Comfy Riding on the Gravy Train, cautious not to Upset the Applecart  or Rock the Boat , because the Gravy Train is money-making for us all.

The primary reason for posting a 2nd Version of his initial letter is contained in the below extract from it in which (a) below better focuses on the Why our Corrective Services (Prisons & Community Corrections) is plagued by a Baker's Dozen Problems:

"After reading, and filing in his Articles & Reports - Bibliography, over 180 papers, submissions, articles, reports, the Writer completed writing a Discussion Paper titled Thinking Outside the Cell (available on a DVD or USB Stick Flash Drive) that prosecutes the case to re-Sentence both -

A.       Corporal Punishment (in lieu of approx. 50% of existing prison Sentences) to Deter others from similarly transgressing for Suitable Male Criminals and for most Criminal Activities, except Sadistic, Brutal, Heinous, Unprovoked Murder; and

B.       Capital Punishment for a few of the Most Monstrous Convicted Murderers each year if found guilty Beyond any doubt of a Sadistic, Brutal, Heinous, Unprovoked Murder/s,

in order to -

(a)      reduce the magnitude of a Baker's Dozen Problems within the Australian prison system that are ostensibly due to -

           (i)      Inept performance by our duly elected policy/law makers to reduce/mitigate the Dozen Unsustainable Prison Problems; and

           (ii)     because Providers to the 'System' are Comfy Riding on the Gravy Train, cautious not to Upset the Applecart  or Rock the Boat ,
         because the Gravy Train is money-making for us all; and

(b)      'cut' the horrendous annual homicide rates ostensibly caused by domestic violence; and

(c)       free-up Australia's prison institutions for Rehabilitation, adopting the Restorative Justice Model Successfully Adopted in Scandinavia since the late 20th century, San Patrignano, Northern Italy and Texas Justice Reinvestment, in particular Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses with Specialist Drug & Alcohol Treatment to then incorporate Education and Vocational Training to instill self-belief and optimism due to the opportunity for a chance at a paid job, thereby expediting custodial release back into the community by utilising an Electronic Monitoring Device, as taxpayers, into an employed job for a minimum of three months offered by Supportive ASX 200 Companies."

The Prelude in Version 2 now includes:

News Corp article "Italian drug users rehabilitation program in Northern Italy sets tone for new ‘life-changing’ centres in Australia" (6 Mar '15) describes probably the most successful and encouraging drug rehabilitation model anywhere in the world, which has been propagated to two Australian towns, albeit still in its infancy.

For the vast majority, capital punishment isn’t motivated by lustful revenge, but by a desire to protect the gentle and kind amongst us, punish heinous criminals in just proportion to the severity of their crime, and dramatically reaffirm objective moral truth.

Some point out that it’s unfair that terrorists, torturers, and pedophiles should live out their years behind bars with access to food, shelter, and entertainment — all on the taxpayer’s dime.

NSW (then) Opposition Leader, Nick Greiner, in 1986 with a petition signed by 10,000 western suburbs citizens demanding the death penalty for the Cobby killers.

The photo of a younger, Nick Greiner, holding 10,000 signed petitions demanding the Colby killers be executed is particularly pertinent.

Articles & Reports - Bibliography in Version 2 now includes a dozen or so additional newspaper articles etc. not limited to:

Hopefully, the Justice Party is asking a few people with some understanding of the Criminal Justice System to read the Discussion Paper and complete the Peer Review Form and submit that form to the Justice Party in order for it to appraise the merits of publishing Thinking Outside the Cell on its website, together with all 'accepted' Peer Review Forms as annexures to Thinking Outside the Cell.  By enhancing the Justice Party website, readers that have registered on the Justice Party website could post a 'Comment' re Thinking Outside the Cell or a Peer Review Form, or tick an 'affirmative' to an existing 'Comment' - in the same manner that financial contributors to the SMH can post at 'Comments' below the pertinent newspaper article. 

The internet circa 2019 facilitates conducting a referendum on an important national issue, that informs voters of the consequences of their vote, for a veritable pittance.

Yours sincerely

Philip J Johnston

 

 

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