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'No body, no parole' laws could be disastrous for the wrongfully convicted

  • Written by Jarryd Bartle, Associate Lecturer, RMIT University

The New South Wales government is set to introduce new “no body, no parole” laws, which will deny parole for homicide offenders who refuse to provide information or assistance to locate their victim’s remains.

This follows Chris Dawson’s murder conviction of Lynette Dawson, whose remains have yet to be found.

Such laws offer...

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