More prison time for less crime, our swelling prisons are costing us dearly
- Written by: Stephen King, Adjunct professor, Monash University
Across Australia, the rate of imprisonment has climbed by about 25% in the past decade, over a time in which the rate of offending has dived 18%.
How can it be that we have less crime but more people in prison?
It’s the conundrum at the heart of a Productivity Commission research paper released this morning entitled Australia’s Prison...
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