Sarah Hopkins writes in The Conversation (20.10.14) at election time state governments focus on tough law-and-order policies which, when implemented, have the effect of swelling the prison population beyond capacity: ‘Justice reinvestment is not a panacea, but it is a much wiser investment than a new prison every year from a law-and-order auction every election’.
Queensland’s prison population blow-out
Cameron Atfield wrote in the Brisbane Times (2.10.14) about the problem for correctional officers in Queensland as they face prisoner ration blow-out.