One week after the NSW Government announced a suite of new policies to address regional crime, one change in particular has come under fire, as over 500 stakeholders signed a letter to the Premier condemning the proposed amendments to bail laws.
In an open letter undersigned by 60 legal organisations and 500 justice professionals, NSW Premier Chris Minns is urged not to ‘turn his back’ on Closing the Gap.
The call follows a plan to change bail laws that will tighten the test for bail for teenagers in the hopes to reduce reoffending.
The response has since been mixed, and while some aspects have been praised, the bail laws are seemingly the most contentious, with fears that the denial of bail will only ‘enmesh’ youth in the criminal justice system…