Human Rights Watch has drawn attention to Australia鈥檚聽reversals of the rights of children in its criminal justice system. Paul Gregoire reports.
Banksia Hill Detention Centre
Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung independent Victorian Senator Lidia聽Thorpe聽is calling for urgent federal intervention into the child prison system, after a 17-year-old boy died in the Banksia Hill Youth Detention Centre. Kerry Smith reports.
Protesters聽demanded Labor close the notorious Unit 18 of Western Australia鈥檚聽Banksia Hill Detention Centre the day before the inquest into Cleveland Dodd鈥檚 death. Alex Salmon reports.
The family of a Black teenager who died in custody they would not rest until they get justice and are pushing the WA government to 鈥渁ct now鈥 to stop another death in custody.聽Nova Sobieralski reports.
Queensland鈥檚 Annastacia Palaszczuk government has聽announced聽plans to build another children鈥檚 jail in Woodford, next door to the adult maximum-security facility.聽Paul Gregoire 颈苍迟别谤惫颈别飞蝉听Debbie Kilroy from Sisters Inside.
Abandoning and demonising our most vulnerable children must end. Western Australia can lead the way by reforming its child bail laws and ensuring children can remain with their families where possible, argues聽Gerry Georgatos.
A protest聽outside the David Malcolm Justice Centre was part of the campaign in support of the National Suicide Prevention and Recovery Project.聽Alex Salmon reports.