Plight of wrongfully convicted people cited in open letter urging reform to laws denying murderers chance of parole
Kathleen Folbigg was wrongfully jailed for 20 years over the deaths of her four children before she was freed last year.Kathleen Folbigg was wrongfully jailed for 20 years over the deaths of her four children before she was freed last year.
“‘No body, no parole’ laws in NSW deny parole to any incarcerated person convicted of a homicide offence who does not satisfactorily cooperate in police investigations or other actions to identify their victim’s location,” the letter read. “Wrongfully convicted people, however, cannot satisfy this precondition for parole … while the extent of wrongful convictions in Australia can only be estimated, Kathleen Folbigg’s recent pardon after serving 20 years in prison is a stark reminder about their reality.”Her barrister Robert Cavanagh said demands for killers to provide full details of their crimes were understandable, but he added that sentencing judges could take their cooperation into account in place of the laws.
“Without good evidence for change, bad laws are made and the suffering of wrongly convicted people is greatly increased … there is insufficient evidence that the change to the law is based on evidence showing it will help find the missing.Our Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersCavanagh pointed to Chamberlain-Creighton’s case as an example of where “no body, no parole” laws would have harmed an innocent person.
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