Truth behind ‘blitz on bail’ program revealed

The revelation comes ahead of new youth justice laws being brought back before parliament this week, which will create a presumption against bail for young offenders charged with certain offences.New figures have revealed that of 1,650 youth justice matters looked at by police between July 1 last year and February 28 this year, 117 were “preliminarily identified” as being “potential vehicles” for bail reviews.About 101 of those cases were refused bail by a magistrate, meaning police did not…



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