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Juvenile Detention

Prison Reform Advocates Call to Unlock Alternatives to Incarceration

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Is Australia’s prison system really working? According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, figures from a year ago show more than 800 young offenders aged between 14 and 17 have spent a night in lockup. At such a critical time in a young person’s development and self-discovery, how effective is juvenile detention and …

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Juvenile in Adult Detention as Facilities Overflow

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Several juvenile offenders have been held in detention in adult watchhouse facilities for over 30 days following an overflow of juvenile inmates from juvenile detention facilities. One instance had a juvenile offender in detention at a watchhouse for 33 days, leading to a significant deterioration in health. The Queensland state juvenile has recently been inundated …

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