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Parole – How Does It Work? Parole is a word that conjures up visions of freedom, hope for others and dread for more than a few. Parole is that part of a convicted person’s prison sentence that allows the prisoner...
Not Every Allegation is True – Wrongful Convictions “Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.”1 – Sir William Blackstone SL KC It is an inherent and possibly incurable flaw of every criminal justice system...
Criminal Justice / Human Rights / Prisoners
by Staging 4 · Published Updated February 9, 2021 · Last modified Updated April 13, 2021
Prisoners’ Rights and Public Perception Liberty is one of the most basic of human rights, yet this is the first human right stripped from a person who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment. The next human rights to...
Criminal Justice / Prisoners / Royal Commissions
by Staging 4 · Published Updated June 10, 2020 · Last modified Updated April 21, 2021
Written by Sophie Parsons, Senior Associate, In-House Counsel, Accredited Criminal Law Specialist, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers In this blog Sophie Parsons outlines the outcome of the recent High Court decision of Binsaris v Northern Territory and the renewed interest...
COVID-19-Law / Criminal Justice / Prisoners
by Staging 4 · Published Updated May 19, 2020 · Last modified Updated January 13, 2021
Written by Ophelia Hollway, Lawyer, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers COVID-19 represents an unprecedented global phenomenon that is having an extensive impact on society at large. In Victoria, we feel constrained by governmental restrictions mandating that we remain at home...
COVID-19-Law / Criminal Law / Prisoners
by Staging 4 · Published Updated May 4, 2020 · Last modified Updated May 7, 2021
The article Emergency Management Days for Victorian Prisoners During COVID-19 is written by Kate Da Costa, Senior Associate, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers The era of COVID-19 is a particularly difficult time for people in custody in Victorian prisons. Additional...
