Bail System
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NZ Herald : Rising remand numbers expose costly flaws in NZ’s prison policy – Richard Prebble
Frames current bail practices as unjust and punitive, especially for the homeless
The article argues that inability to provide an address leads to de facto imprisonment, portraying the bail system as discriminatory and detached from justice principles.
“A common reason is that they cannot provide a suitable address to be bailed to. They are effectively imprisoned because they are homeless.”
ABC News Australia : Boy on bail charged over stabbing of homeless man in Bendigo
The bail system is implicitly questioned by highlighting that the accused was on bail during the alleged reoffending.
Mention of the suspect being 'on bail at the time of the incident' without additional context suggests systemic weakness.
“The boy was on bail at the time of the incident.”
news.com.au : Murderer Daniel Billings sentence hearing delayed after fresh court snag
The bail system is framed as illegitimate for allowing a known offender to commit murder while on conditional liberty
Narrative framing and omission of defense or procedural context paint the bail decision as unjust and dangerous
“While on conditional liberty, he killed Ms Ticehurst – a mother-of-one and childcare worker – by breaking into her home and stabbing her.”