Why Mandatory Sentencing Is Failing: ALRC Urges Change to Tackle Indigenous Over‑Incidence
Mandatory sentencing has been shown to increase incarceration rates without improving community safety, while removing the ability of courts to consider individual circumstances. The ALRC highlights how these laws disproportionately affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and recommends reform to create a fairer, more effective justice system.
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