Brian Tamaki says he just wants to help male prisoners become better men. He's got a funny way of going about achieving that goal.
Read MorePrison
A more vigorous defence of Stewart Murray Wilson
The media have told us that Murray Wilson refused to attend a rehabilitation programme while in prison. In fact, the Corrections Department refused to let him attend
Read MoreLiberté...non; Egalité…sort of; Fraternité…perhaps a little much
Dominique Strauss-Kahn finds himself on the wrong side of the very essence of being a French privileged high-flyer, and it turns out that guilty or not, the sun has proven way too close for this Icarus.
Read MoreChina's Nobel Own-Goal
A clearly worried China has scored an own-goal with its ridiculous and abusive reaction to the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to its national 'dissident' Liu Xiaobo. The embarrassment should last for some time.
Read MoreSmoking bans and crime: post hoc ergo propter hoc
Banning smoking in prison stops crime. The Daily Telegraph says so. It must be true.
Read MoreThree strikes against the three strikes bill
Targetting repeat offenders makes sense, but the three strikes bill has fundamental flaws that undermine our judiciary and make us less safe. That's right, less safe
Read MoreElias v Power – missing the main message
Instead of debating why our judges and politicians should stay off each others’ turf, we need to tackle the real problem – a prison system that isn’t achieving correction.