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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"I think one of the important things that the public should take away is that every person who has been released has already served their sentence," she says.

None of the media coverage seems to account for this. If they were Australian Citizens they wouldn't have ankle bracelets (unless by court order) they'd just be walking free. How can anyone get a second chance? I think I know why the media and opposition pressured the government and it's just sad.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

If only we viewed prison as rehabilitation and not just punishment