Legal Expert Warns Tough Bail Laws Are Driving Record Prison Populations π¨
Australia's prison numbers hit an all-time high, with nearly half of inmates awaiting sentencing. Experts link rising incarceration rates to stricter bail laws.
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The number of people incarcerated in Australian prisons is at an all-time high, and almost half of them have not been sentenced to a crime. New data from the abs also show Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners make up a disproportionately large share of the incarcerated population. Law academic Thalia Anthony says the increase in inmates can be attributed in part to tougher bail laws.
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