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Pregnancy, Children, and Prisons Pregnant women and mothers of infant children who are being sentenced for criminal offences pose a particularly challenging and emotive set of factual circumstances. There are any number of reasons why women may be sentenced for...
Defund the Police In 2017-18, in a knee-jerk reaction to an exceptional event, the Victorian Government overhauled the Bail Act. It was acknowledged at the time that the bail laws were already the most restrictive in Victoria, and the purpose...
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 / Criminal Law / Sentencing
by Staging 4 · Published Updated June 19, 2020 · Last modified Updated May 25, 2021
A Rude Awakening – Sentencing in the Children’s Court Vs Sentencing in the Adult Jurisdiction It is sadly commonplace in my day to day practice as a criminal solicitor to appear for people in the Children’s Court, accused of crimes...
Criminal Law / Practice and Procedure
by Staging 4 · Published Updated June 12, 2020 · Last modified Updated January 13, 2021
Written by Ophelia Hollway, Lawyer, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers Your family member has been arrested and remanded in custody. You’re undoubtedly feeling worried and somewhat helpless. So what steps can you take to help a family member in custody?...
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...
Written by Andrew George. Director, Doogue + George Defence Lawyers. This afternoon I read a typically reflective and well argued opinion piece by Peter Nordon (Adjunct professor RMIT). He reflected on his experience in the Victorian criminal justice system for over 40...
Guest post written by Bernadette Liparota, content writer. In case you hadn’t heard, a smoking ban has been enforced across 13 Victorian prisons. I suppose the government thought they’d pop up a few well-placed signs, the so very identifiable red-circle-slash...
As criminal defence lawyers, we all want our clients to avoid the prospect of imprisonment. Whether we run a not guilty plea or prepare a case in mitigation, the object is to avoid the often dire consequences of a prison...
