Policing and Detention

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Policing and Detention / NSW legal services call for investigation after reports police were directed to take ‘strong approach’ to enforcing Covid fines

Two community legal services have lodged a formal complaint against NSW police over its “heavy-handed” enforcement of Covid fines during...

Policing and Detention / Police challenged on COVID fines

Two legal groups have complained to the law enforcement watchdog about the actions of NSW Police during the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Policing and Detention / Complaint lodged against NSW Police over ‘excessive’ COVID fines

Watchdog urged to investigate former police chief and entire force over COVID fines. Officers accused of using ‘unreasonable and oppressive’...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Over-representation of Aboriginal people in New South Wales prisons "highest on record"

The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) (ALS) and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) have released new data showing a “growing...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Proportion of Aboriginal inmates in NSW hit a record 29.7% in February

The proportion of Aboriginal people in prisons across New South Wales has reached a record high, prompting an urgent call...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / ‘Growing crisis’: Record level of Aboriginal people in NSW prisons, new data reveals

The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT), and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), are ramping up their calls for reform to...

Policing and Detention / NSW prisons more unequal than ever with record level of Aboriginal people behind bars

The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) (ALS) and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) say the Government cannot ignore the growing...

Policing and Detention / 2SER: Police oversight body calls for an overhaul of ‘consorting laws’

A report from the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission shows that consorting laws are being used to unfairly target Aboriginal people in NSW....

Policing and Detention / Call to exclude kids from law banning criminal contact

A law meant for disrupting serious crime is disproportionately targeting Indigenous people and continues to be used on children, legal...

News / Police oversight body calls for overhaul of consorting laws

A new report from the Law Enforcement Conduct Committee (LECC) shows that ‘consorting laws’ are being misused and disproportionately targeting...