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Home > Resources > Media Item > Unconvicted, Indigenous, disabled man is free after 543 days in jail

Unconvicted, Indigenous, disabled man is free after 543 days in jail

Posted June 19, 2018

An intellectually disabled man who spent 18 months in jail despite being found unfit to stand trial has been released from custody after 543 days.

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Topics:
Human Rights, Social Justice, Case Studies, Legal, Corrections, Justice System

Author:
Adam Cooper

Source:
Sydney Morning Herald

Date published:
Mon 18th Jun, 2018

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