Hardcopy scrapbook labelled Minister Personal 30 Mid-Feb/Late March 1982. The Scrapbook contains new …

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ProvenanceJONA, Walter (JONAWALT)
SeriesScrapbooks from the Personal Papers of Walter Jona
Series Number006
Item DescriptionHardcopy scrapbook labelled Minister Personal 30 Mid-Feb/Late March 1982. The Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings of events which occurred in Victoria related or relevant to Jona's role as Minister for Community Welfare Services. Included are newspaper clippings of articles regarding escaped prisoners from the Beachworth Training Prison and a call on Jona to review incarceration measures; the search for a mother of an abandoned baby ans subsequent coverage for the baby's adoption; Jona's refusal to allow the incarcerated husband's of two women killed in Fairlea Women's Prison Fire to attend their funerals and the subsequential community response; a submission to the Equal Opportunities Board alleging that Victoria's prison system discriminates against women; coverage of the fire at Fairlea Women's Prison which killed three women including allegations of a muder contract; critism directed at Jona over the condition of Fairlea Women's Prison; review of Victoria's Mental Health laws; prison escapes and prisoner betting rackets; Abortion access and controversies around funding under the Family Life Programme; Prison officer strikes at Fairlea over lack of staffing.
Item Number032
Item Box Number8
Dates(s)1982
Box Barcode Number:NB03904050
Current LocationLRCA - Louise Rosenberg Communal Archive
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