Post-sentence Preventive Detention Scheme

New laws to keep in prison

Greg Barns said the new laws to keep some people convicted on terror charges in prison after the end of their sentence are "dangerous" Source: Flickr - Liu Yu

The states and territories have given in-principle support for new laws to keep some people convicted on terror charges in prison after their sentences end.


As reported, the federal government is seeking to implement national laws that would allow prisoners to be indefinitely detained if they were deemed to be posing an unacceptable risk to the community.

 


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