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 February 15, 2022

Disability: The Challenge of Prison Life

The prison environment is challenging for anyone to navigate, but it’s particularly challenging for people with a disability. Sadly, nearly two in every five prisoners living in a state or federal prison have reported a disability. Cognitive disability was the most common disability reported by prison and jail inmates, and a growing number of prisoners […]

 September 30, 2021

Normalisation, Openness and Responsibility: three core concepts that inspire our solution design

Some Nordic countries like the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Belgium have clear aspirations for prisoners’ rehabilitation journeys. There are three principles that they follow which are: Normalisation, Openness and Responsibility. These principles would ultimately create “the prison of the future” where prisoners can uplift their skills and become, contributing members of society once released. […]

 August 2, 2021

User-centric service delivery. Core systems is looking to the future, and building a personalised experience for people going through the Justice system

Since its formation, Core systems has helped make life better for people in prison by giving them access to information, digital services, and staying connected with friends and family. “Now we want to go to the next level and help solve the sector’s most compelling challenge – breaking the cycle of reoffending”. Said the CEO, […]

 August 3, 2020

Australian digital inmate services delivered: Core Systems partnering with Serco & NEC, delivering ‘Pathway’ to inmates in Clarence Correctional Centre

Core Systems has partnered with Serco, the John Holland Group (JHG), and NEC to provide digital services to inmates at the Clarence Correctional Centre in NSW, Australia access to innovative self-service technology to support rehabilitation using the ‘Pathway’ solution. Clarence Correctional Centre is now the largest and most advanced correctional centre operating in Australia with […]

 July 31, 2020

Core Systems (NI) Limited receives an Invest NI Grant for Research and Development

Core Systems (NI) Limited is in receipt of Grant for Research and Development from Invest NI, supporting company innovation in services, products and processes.  Part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund the project aims to develop secure communications platforms for prisons to facilitate secure inmate communications with the outside world. This Project Prisoner Digital Communications- […]

 June 29, 2020

Clarence Correctional Centre officially opens

Great news that Clarence Correctional Centre, Australia officially opens. Congrats to all involved. More details on Department of Justice NSW Facebook. https://facebook.com/nswjustice/