Child incarceration

Tough Youth Crime Laws only a Short-Term Fix

After winning in a landslide Northern Territory election, Lia Finocchiaro and the Country Liberals have announced massive hard-line reforms to...

‘Hear Me Out’ report highlights systemic failures of WA juvenile detention system

Last week, a new report was tabled at the WA Parliament hoping to change how young people are treated in...

Children incarcerated in Cairns Watch House

A senior court psychologist has labelled Queensland’s practice of housing youth detainees in the same facility as adult prisoners as...