Justice, Beneficence, and Respect: Towards Equitable and Uniform Research Remuneration for Incarcerated Participants

People in prison frequently contribute to criminological research, providing insights that are crucial to improving correctional practices, rehabilitation efforts, and health service delivery. Yet, despite the significance of their contributions, which often involve revisiting traumatic experiences, people in prison rarely receive any form of remuneration for their involvement as research participants. This is largely due to prohibitive policies and practices adopted by corrective services. This article argues that people in prison should be appropriately remunerated for their participation in research and advocates for a more consistent, equitable approach to research remuneration across all Australian states and territories.