Jailing is Failing: Urgent Need for Bail Reform

Jailing is Failing: Urgent Need for Bail Reform
This CPD will cover the work that is already underway to increase access to bail in South Australia and how to increase access to bail through investment in alternatives to remand.
Thursday, 17 October 2024 | 4:00pm - 5:30pm | In-Person & by Webinar 
1.5 CPD units (Standard)

Presenters: Hannah March, Justice Reform Initiative
Leah Annese, Legal Services Commission
Christopher Charles, Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement

The proportion of adults in South Australian prisons on remand is approximately 44%, the highest of all Australian states. It costs $87,000 per year to imprison an adult on remand. The largest investment in justice in the most recent State Budget was $227 million on an expansion of prison cells. There is minimal ongoing investment in alternatives to remand.
 
This CPD will cover:
  • The work already underway to increase access to bail in SA; and
  • How to increase access to bail through investment in alternatives to remand.

    • This event caters to practitioners at all levels—beginner, intermediate, and advanced—across the areas of Criminal Law, Public Law, and Human Rights Law. 

    Registration Fees:
    Platinum / GDLP / Student Members: Free
    Members (admitted more than three years): $110
    Members (Junior - admitted less than three years): $85
    Non-Members: $160
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    When
    17/10/2024 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    Where
    The Law Society of South Australia Level 10, Terrace Towers 178 North Terrace ADELAIDE SA 5000 AUSTRALIA

    Program


    Thursday, 17 October 2024

    Description
    Jailing is Failing: Urgent Need for Bail Reform
    Time
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    17/10/2024 4:00 PM

     

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