Victoria set to ease bail laws for minor offenders
Minor offenders seeking bail in Victoria will no longer have to prove they don't pose a risk to the community
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Minor offenders seeking bail in Victoria will no longer have to prove they don't pose a risk to the community
Victoria Nelson was suffering from a undiagnosed stomach condition and heroin withdrawal when she was left to die in a cell at the Dame Phyllis Frost jail on January 1, 2020.
Victoria’s controversial 2018 bail laws, which have resulted in almost a doubling of the number of Aboriginal women in custody, would be wound back within months as part of sweeping changes.
GRAPHIC CONTENT: Unnecessary pain, suffering and death is rampant in prisons because of understaffing and indifference, particularly towards Indigenous people, whistleblowers say.
GRAPHIC CONTENT: Unnecessary pain, suffering and death is rampant in prisons because of understaffing and indifference, particularly towards Indigenous people, whistleblowers say.