The Italian Senate approved a bill allowing home detention for drug and alcohol addicts who join recovery programs. The law aims to expand treatment access outside prisons and alleviate overcrowding.
Notorious paedophile Peter Liddy, jailed in 2001, is to be released on home detention in South Australia on June 4, sparking community concern and the circulation of warning flyers. Despite ongoing legal efforts to keep him incarcerated, the court ruled he should be released under strict conditions while awaiting further reports.
Peter Liddy, an 83-year-old convicted child abuser, will be released on strict home detention next month pending an application for his indefinite detention. The Supreme Court ruled against permanently shelving the proceedings but imposed strict conditions for his temporary release.
