Rocket Bretherton
Campaign and Advocate Coordinator
Justice Reform Initiative
Rocket Bretherton is a proud Noongar woman and has many years experience as a campaigner and advocate. She also has deep subject matter expertise as a consequence of her own experience in the NT justice system. Rocket has been working since 2019 to raise public awareness of the failings of the justice system and is an expert advisor on a range of panels, advisory groups and projects related to justice, mental health and disability. Rocket lives and works on unceded Larrakia land.
SESSIONS
Day 2
10:10
Lived Experience Panel: Custodial harm, oversight and healing pathways
When “temporary” detention spaces become long-term holding facilities for adults and children, what are the legal and human rights consequences?
Drawing on evidence from NT watch houses and other custodial settings across Australia, examine how overcrowding, lockdowns, and weak oversight create preventable harm, and how trauma-informed and community-led healing approaches can support rehabilitation
Moderator: Bernice Hookey, Chief Executive Officer, MZB Empowerment
Rocket Bretherton, Campaign and Advocate Coordinator, Justice Reform Initiative
Donna Hunter, Advocate, Justice not Jails Group