新南威尔士州正在审查2025年狱警遭到袭击后囚犯的分类,促使进行法律改革以加强监狱问责制。 NSW is reviewing inmate classifications after a 2025 assault on guards, prompting legal changes to strengthen prison accountability.

在2025年2月塞斯诺克惩教中心四名狱警遭到袭击后,对新南威尔士州囚犯分类进行了一次审查,引发了对攻击者Cameron Welsh的宽大判决的抗议。 A review of inmate classification in New South Wales has been launched after a February 2025 assault on four prison guards at Cessnock Correctional Centre, sparking protests over the lenient sentence given to the attacker, Cameron Welsh. 州政府正在重新评估如何分配安全等级,重点是监管行为和案件管理,在11月27日庭审之前,对威尔士社区判刑提出上诉。 The state government is reassessing how security levels are assigned, focusing on custody behavior and case management, with an appeal of Welsh’s community-based sentence pending a November 27 hearing. 一份紧急申请反对他的假释,预计将于12月作出决定。 An urgent application opposes his parole, with a decision expected in December. 新的立法旨在降低监狱不当行为的证据标准,从“超越合理怀疑”降低到“概率平衡”,以改善问责制和工作人员的安全。 New legislation aims to lower the standard of proof for prison misconduct from “beyond reasonable doubt” to “balance of probabilities” to improve accountability and staff safety.