Welcome to the 19th Reintegration Puzzle Conference!

The Reintegration Puzzle Conference has become the largest and most pivotal annual event for people with lived expertise of the justice system, community and public sector practitioners, First Nations leaders, researchers, and advocates in a unique gathering that focuses on sharing expertise and building a collective response to the systemic failures of imprisonment and re-entry.

The conference was brilliantly hosted by Deakin University for twenty years and in 2023, Deakin invited the Justice Reform Initiative to establish a new home for the conference.

The Justice Reform Initiative honours the extraordinary legacy of Professor Joe Graffam (who was also a Justice Reform Initiative patron) who established the conference in 2004 and whose vision for collaboration, and for bringing together people has created such a remarkable, welcoming and unique event.

We really look forward to seeing you in Tarndanya | Adelaide from Wednesday 24 June - Thursday 25 June 2026. Optional workshops will be available to attend on the morning of Tuesday 23 June along with a range of social events over the three days.

About the Justice Reform Initiative

The Justice Reform Initiative is an advocacy organisation working to reduce the use of harmful incarceration, and build communities in which disadvantage is no longer met with a criminal justice system response. We work in partnership with other organisations seeking to bring about justice system change, and are proud to support the legacy of the Reintegration Puzzle Conference as we continue to move towards this vision.

For more information on the Justice Reform Initiative, visit our website.

About the local conference organising committee

In preparation for the 19th Reintegration Puzzle Conference, the Justice Reform Initiative has established a local conference organising committee comprised of members of the Tarndanya | Adelaide community. This committee aims to ensure decisions relating to the conference are made in partnership with the local community. They provide advice on a range of items including the theme and sub-themes, keynote speakers, conference design and venues for social functions.

Highlights from 2025 conference

The sold-out 18th Reintegration Puzzle Conference was held in Alice Springs | Mparntwe in June 2025. 350 people gathered over three remarkable days of connecting, sharing information, and building community and action.