With retendering of the Department of Justice’s religious and faith services contract imminent, and Serco Acacia due to retender within the next two years, there is much work to be done to ensure future chaplaincy models provide multi-faith services that are consistently monitored for effectiveness and equity. To continue with the model currently in place would be to deny non-Christian prisoners and young people the fundamental human right to practice the religion or spirituality of their choosing.

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