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Changes to how young people are sentenced for serious crimes will crush any hope of them leading effective lives outside the justice system, says a lawyer and researcher who has interviewed every juvenile offender serving a current sentence for murder in South Australia.
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More than a third of people held in a South Australian prison are waiting for their day in court, yet to be found innocent or guilty, new figures show.
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South Australian Premier Steven Marshall is “disappointed” in the Public Service Association’s decision to take industrial action over the outsourcing of some prison beds.
South Australia’s retiring deputy chief magistrate Andrew Cannon reflects on nearly four decades on the bench, highlighting the need for judicial officers of independence and integrity to combat the forces of political opportunism.
The State Government’s latest ‘tough on crime’ measure targeting young offenders is likely to be counterproductive, writes youth advocate Anne Bainbridge.
Not enough is being done about entrenched corruption in prisons – a problem that needs addressing to improve the chances of prisoner rehabilitation in detention, new research from Flinders University has found.
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