Bail laws testing corrections system capacity
David questions Minister for Corrections on the government’s new bail laws causing jail overcrowding, missed hearings, and harsh conditions for remand prisoners.
Decriminalisation of cannabis
David highlights that cannabis criminalisation targets Aboriginal people and overburdens the corrections system. He urges the government to reconsider its opposition to cannabis decriminalisation.
Prison phone charges isolate families
David questioned the corrections minister about the cost of phone calls in prison, noting that the Yoorrook Justice Commission called for prison phone calls to be free.
Prisoner phone calls
David asks a question of the Corrections Minister about a commitment to reduce excessive charges for prisoners to access communications, which disproportionately affects First Nations people.
