Inside the prison left abandoned for years – now set to reopen as DV offenders weigh on system
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- The Guardian Worldseen 28 Sept, 13:20description edited
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Minns government to spend $47.1m to recommission part of Silverwater jail while PSA says prison alone will not end violent behaviour The reopening of part of Sydney’s Silverwater jail will deliver hundreds of extra beds amid record numbers of prisoners on remand, the state government says, as the prison officers’ union warns against “arrest[ing] our way out of domestic violence”. The Minns government, responding to a surge in prisoners awaiting trial since domestic violence bail laws were...Minns government to spend $47.1m to recommission part of Silverwater jail while PSA says prison alone will not end violent behaviour Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The reopening of part of Sydney’s Silverwater jail will deliver hundreds of extra beds amid record numbers of prisoners on remand, the state government says, as the prison officers’ union warns against “arrest[ing] our way out of domestic violence”....
- theage.com.auseen 1 Oct, 10:17description edited
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Prisoner numbers have surged since Labor introduced stricter bail laws in 2024.Prisoner numbers have surged in part because of a rise in the number of people being arrested and kept on remand for domestic violence offences.
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Prisoner numbers have surged in part because of a rise in the number of people being arrested and kept on remand for domestic violence offences.
- The Guardian World05:46edited after publishing
Minns government to spend $47.1m to recommission part of Silverwater jail while PSA says prison alone will not end violent behaviour Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The reopening of part of Sydney’s Silverwater jail will deliver hundreds of extra beds amid record numbers of prisoners on remand, the state government says, as the prison officers’ union warns against “arrest[ing] our way out of domestic violence”....