Poccum’s Law provides a best practice, evidence-based model for bail reform which would have prevented Veronica Nelson’s death in custody.
- Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
The Yoorrook Justice Commission has been hearing about racial profiling and other abuses of power from police. There are calls for an independent body to investigate police misconduct.
Victorian prisons provide limited access to adequate health care, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Coronial inquests into deaths in custody show something must be done.
Strip-searching prisoners has been found to breach human rights. Will the Victorian government implement changes to strip-searching policies in places of detention?
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