Treatment of inmates serving life sentences

11/09/2015

The Legislative Council Standing Committee on Law and Justice will conduct an inquiry into the security classification and custodial management of inmates sentenced to life imprisonment. The committee will investigate whether prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment should receive access to rehabilitative programs or be reclassified from maximum security to medium and minimum security facilities.

The closing date for submissions is Sunday, 25 October 2015. The committee intends to hold public hearings in November. For further information about the inquiry, including its terms of reference, or for more information on how to make a submission, please go to their website, or call the committee secretariat on (02)9230 3544.