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PACCOA Program / Organisation Award

Onesimus Foundation has been named as the inaugural winner of PACCOA's Program / Organisation award

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Changes to Prison Visits

You may have heard that the prison has advised contact visits will restart in Risdon Prison from 27th July. Below is an extract from a lett

The Art of Pollination

Igniting Change is an amazing organisation which is a deliberately tiny charity, passionate about sparking big, positive change for people d

COVID-19: describing the experiences and needs of children with a family member in prison.

When a family member goes to prison, this can be a time of high stress for both them and for family left on the outside, particularly...

Tasmanian Australian of the Year Nomination

We are extremely proud to announce that Norm Reed, Executive Director of Onesimus, is being recognised in the 2019 Tasmanian Australian of

"Last week I went to prison"

Last week I visited Risdon Prison in Tasmania. I suppose like many people whose lives haven’t been directly touched by the criminal justice

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

At the 2018 national PACCOA conference Onesimus Foundation was awarded the PACCOA National Outstanding Achievement Award

Gardening on the Inside

Prisoners at Risdon are involved in all of the day to day running of the garden. They develop horticultural skills through partnerships with

"Shining a light into the darkness"

Mark Morrissey witnesses first-hand the benefits of allowing children into prison to see their jailed parent.

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