Tasmanian Parliament supports abolition of prisoner remissions

By Matt Maloney
Updated September 12 2019 - 4:55pm, first published 4:54pm
Early release system for prisoners to go
Early release system for prisoners to go

The government's plan to abolish the remission system which sees well-behaved prisoners released from jail up to three months early has passed in the upper house with Labor's support.

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