Number of women on remand in Victoria soars due to outdated bail laws
- Written by Emma Russell, Senior Lecturer in Crime, Justice & Legal Studies, La Trobe University
Over the past 12 months, up to 1,200 people spent time in Victoria’s maximum-security women’s prison without being convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment. They were on remand: waiting in custody for their trial or sentencing, or to be granted bail.
Since 2018, Victoria’s bail laws have made remand the default option...
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