Re SL [2025] VSC 571

Re SL [2025] VSC 571

1 judgment

Re SL [2025] VSC 571

Project CitationBail application – reference to research on impact of imprisonment and remand in custody

Coram: Incerti J

  • Bail application for 15 year old boy charged with armed robbery offence
  • Noted the well-established negative impacts of incarnation on young offenders, referring to research from the Bugmy Bar Book ‘Impacts of Imprisonment and Remand in Custody’ – concluded most powerful consideration in this case is that a grant of bail will maximise the applicant’s chance of rehabilitation and minimise the long-term risk to community: at [111]-[113]

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