by admin | Apr 14, 2021 | Media Release
Thirty years ago the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in custody delivered its 339 recommendations, and three decades later the system they call justice is still killing Aboriginal people. The National Network of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women...
by admin | Mar 25, 2021 | Media Release
After her release from prison in 1992, Debbie Kilroy OAM established Sisters Inside to fight for the human rights of incarcerated women and girls to address gaps in services available to them and their children. Since then, Debbie has completed four tertiary degrees –...
by admin | Mar 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Akashika Mohla has a yarn with Debbie Kilroy OAM, CEO & Founder of Internationally acclaimed Sisters Inside Inc . Debbie’s journey from another side of law & order to a Criminal lawyer & prisoner advocate to now a Barrister in progress, with a huge...
by admin | Mar 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
When Debbie Kilroy, CEO of Sisters Inside, was first incarcerated, she had not been convicted of any crime and was told it was “for her own good”. Australian female prisoners increased by 47 per cent between 2009 and 2019, and are often victims of crime themselves,...
by admin | Dec 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
She is one of Australia’s leading advocates for protecting the human rights of women and children through decarceration – the process of moving away from using prisons in response to crime and social issues. Ms Kilroy holds a Bachelor of Laws (2007) and a Master of...
