We welcome reports that the Vic Labor Government intends to move on bail reform in the coming months, but any changes must be meaningful and not just tinker around the edges.
Right now, Victoria’s bail laws continue to disproportionately imprison First Nations people and women, most who have not yet been sentenced.
Thousands of Victorians have been needlessly jailed under this law, including Veronica Nelson, and it’s time we changed that.
It’s good to see the Government finally moving on this, listening to First Nations communities, lawyers, human rights experts, and the Greens – all of us have been advocating for this for the past 4 years.
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