Court delays and bail laws drive increase in prisoner population

By Michaela Whitbourn
September 27 2016 - 12:15am
Court delays and changes to the state's bail laws have contributed to an increase in the prison population, BOCSAR says.
Court delays and changes to the state's bail laws have contributed to an increase in the prison population, BOCSAR says.

Controversial changes to NSW bail laws have led to an increase in the number of prisoners being held in custody awaiting trial but court delays are playing a bigger part in the swelling prisoner population, according to the state's chief crime statistician.

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