Latest Corrective services Podcast Episodes

Parole

Behind the Walls - April 14, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Would you be willing to inspect the house of a convicted criminal? Have a one-on-one conversation with a parolee about their past trauma?   In the sixth and final episode of Behind the Walls: Parole, crime author and former journalist Michael Duffy meets parole officers including Grace Wong, w...

The Blue and the Green

Behind the Walls - April 07, 2021 14:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A prison officer reveals how an inmate saved his life from a brutal bashing by a criminal gang.   In the fifth episode of Behind the Walls: The Blue and the Green, crime journalist and former author Michael Duffy talks to Long Bay’s Paul Coyne about the often surprising interactions between of...

Rehabilitation

Behind the Walls - March 31, 2021 13:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A prison governor becomes good mates with a former inmate and even gives a speech at his wedding.   In the fourth episode of Behind the Walls: Rehabilitation, crime author and former journalist Michael Duffy talks to former inmate Damian Cuff about the friendship he has formed with Governor Ma...

Daily Life

Behind the Walls - March 24, 2021 13:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
If you treat inmates like animals, they’ll act like animals. What happens when they get out of jail? Would you want them living in your suburb?   In the third episode of Behind the Walls: Daily Life, crime author and former journalist Michael Duffy learns how inmates – and staff – spend a typi...

Security

Behind the Walls - March 17, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Would you believe that some inmates actually ask to be sent to Australia’s toughest and most regimented prison, Supermax?    In the second episode of Behind the Walls: Security, crime author and former journalist Michael Duffy learns about prison-yard hierarchies and how to stop inmates from a...

The Job

Behind the Walls - March 13, 2021 13:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Meet the prison officers who manage Australia’s worst criminals and you’ll soon learn why they hate being called ‘guards’.   In this first episode of Behind the Walls: The Job, crime author and former journalist Michael Duffy takes listeners inside Bathurst, Wellington and Lithgow correctional...

Behind the Walls Trailer

Behind the Walls - February 28, 2021 23:57 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Listen in to the trailer for Behind the Walls, a ground-breaking six-part podcast series that for the first time takes listeners on a journey into NSW prisons and parole offices. The six-part series will launch on Sunday 14 March with new episodes dropping every Thursday. Podcast host Michael...