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New bail laws will drive more cyclical crime; 500 justice professionals write to Premier Minns

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Sue Higginson
NSW Greens MP
17 April 2024

18 March 2024 - More than 500 legal practitioners, community workers and academics working across the fields of law, criminology, social sciences and Indigenous studies have written to NSW Premier Chris Minns with grave concerns about the negative impacts of the Government’s plan to change bail laws in response to youth crime. A separate letter from 60 organisations has also been sent to the Premier.

More than 500 legal practitioners, community workers and academics working across the fields of law, criminology, social sciences and Indigenous studies have written to NSW Premier Chris Minns with grave concerns about the negative impacts of the Government’s plan to change bail laws in response to youth crime. A separate letter from 60 organisations has also been sent to the Premier.

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Sue Higginson
NSW Greens MP
17 April 2024
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