FSSI is working with the Office of the Public Advocate to presenta forum that will discuss the barriers Victorians with a disability or mental illness face in their dealings with the criminal justice system.
The panel, moderated by Public Advocate Colleen Pearce, will feature:
- Director, Centre for Innovative Justice, RMIT University, Mr. Rob Hulls, on therapeutic justice
- Ombudsman Victoria, Ms Deborah Glass OBE, on her recent report, Investigation into the imprisonment of a woman found unfit to stand trial
- Disability rights campaigner, Mr Justen Thomas, speaking on his experience and learnings as a person with a disability in the criminal justice system.
Click here for more information and to register your attendance.