10 August 2017

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