Australia: Even in Death, the Punishment Continues: The Registry That Doesn’t Let Go

Source: www.canberratimes.com.au 9/4/25 A sexual assault victim has mounted a campaign to stop voluntary assisted dying in prison, feeling “robbed” her perpetrator died on his terms. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was permitted to die voluntarily because of a terminal cancer diagnosis, becoming the first prisoner in NSW to access the system. He was seven years into a 30-year prison term with a non-parole period of 20 years for a string of sex crimes.   A victim – the man’s daughter – revealed the pain the…

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