Joining the podcast today is domestic violence advocate Bianca Unwin. Bianca has degrees in both criminology and psychological sciences and she is joining us today to speak about a loophole known as ‘emergency management days’ that over 7000 prisoners could be using to receive reductions in their prison sentences. Many of these convicted offenders are violent and high risk offenders.
Bianca’s sister Katie was a 29 year old mother of two when her partner Shane Robertson beat her to death while the couple’s child slept in a room next door. Shane was convicted but received a below average sentence of 19 years without parole. However, due to legislation enacted by the Victorian government allowing sentence reductions for prisoners under ‘emergency management days,’ a provision especially impactful during COVID-19, his sentence may be substantially reduced.
Bianca joins the podcast today to speak about the contrast between what we all seem to be screaming from the rooftops in our fight to protect women, and the government’s leniency on reducing the sentence of violent criminals. We also speak about the inadequate rehabilitation of violent perpetrators and how we all need to be showing the government that these reductions in sentences are not what the community wants.
Please take the time to click on this link and sign Bianca’s petition
PLEASE SIGN THE CHANGE.ORG PETITION
You can listen to Bianca's previous episode here!
Some further resources are available below:
Crimes Amendment (Remissions of Sentences) Bill 2021
Released Prisoners Returning to Prison
CORRECTIONS ACT 1986 - SECT 58E Emergency management days
Victorian prisoners get unfair sentence reductions as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, Opposition says
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