Arsonists targeted under tougher parole laws
Source: South Australia. Minister for Correctional Services. Media Release.
“Convicted arsonists serving a sentence of less than five years will have to prove they are fit for release, after the Government threw its support behind a move to amend parole laws. Correctional Services Minister, Tom Koutsantonis, said under the amendment to the Correctional Services Act 1982, people who put lives at risk by lighting fires will no longer receive automatic parole.”