While overall prisoner numbers are falling, the number of people being held awaiting trial has skyrocketed.
Mickey Amery says Alberta’s prosecutors should take a ‘firm stance’ when granting bail, taking into account a person’s history of serious or repeat offences.
The union head said he had visited all of Queensland’s Indigenous communities and elders would often complain that the criminal court system was too lenient.
While overall prisoner numbers are falling, the number of people being held awaiting trial has skyrocketed.
Mickey Amery says Alberta’s prosecutors should take a ‘firm stance’ when granting bail, taking into account a person’s history of serious or repeat offences.
The union head said he had visited all of Queensland’s Indigenous communities and elders would often complain that the criminal court system was too lenient.