Abstract
New South Wales (NSW), in step with other Australian jurisdictions and with Western nations, has seen a dramatic growth in imprisonment since the early 1990s. In the past few decades, a notable trend of intense legislative activity in relation to sentencing, and criminal justice generally, is evident. The prison has been re-valorised as a frontline criminal justice strategy. This article reflects on developments in NSW penal policy and legislation since the 1970s.
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