Tag: bail laws
Why do people breach their bail? Our research shows it’s not because they’re committing more crimes
There’s a widespread belief that people who breach their bail conditions do so deliberately, but the real causes are often much more benign.
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24 Sep, 09:00 PM
First Nations imprisonment is already at a record high. Unless government policy changes, it will only get worse
Lowering Indigenous incarceration rates is a key aim of the Closing The Gap targets, but there are more First Nations people behind bars than ever. How did this happen and what can fix it?
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7 May, 09:00 PM
3 ways the Victorian government’s bail reforms fall short – and why it must embrace 'Poccum's Law'
Poccum’s Law provides a best practice, evidence-based model for bail reform which would have prevented Veronica Nelson’s death in custody.
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16 Aug, 11:00 AM