Indigenous incarceration: push to end jailing for fines and introduce automatic parole
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jul/19/indigenous-incarceration-push-to-end-jailing-for-fines-and-introduce-automatic-parole
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jul/19/indigenous-incarceration-push-to-end-jailing-for-fines-and-introduce-automatic-parole
These are the findings of the latest report for the Institute of Public Affairs Criminal Justice Project, and they underline the need for criminal justice reform around Australia. When you consider Australia has a high level of reoffending, with more than half of released prisoners returning to corrections within two years, it is clear that …
The Chair of the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee just released its report of the No Body No Parole Amendment Bill. Click on the above link to download a copy of the report.