@AliceVBarter
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The youth justice crisis in WA is more about staff shortages than about bad kids. The state government’s failure to staff its own facilities has resulted in the government blame-shifting onto kids instead of taking responsibility for the failures. abc.net.au/news/2023-07-11/w…

'Systemic failure': WA youth detainees 'unlawfully confined' during lockdowns, court finds

The Supreme Court of Western Australia finds three young detainees were subjected to "solitary confinement on a frequent basis" and were unlawfully locked in their cells at Banksia Hill Detention...

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WA government illegally held three teenage detainees in prolonged lockdowns, court rules | Western Australia | The Guardian theguardian.com/australia-ne…

WA government illegally held three teenage detainees in prolonged lockdowns, court rules

Lockdowns for total of 167 days for three juveniles were effectively ‘solitary confinement’, WA supreme court finds

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Every day: the youth justice crisis is in the news. Today: another official gov report about ongoing shocking conditions at Banksia Hill. Horrific for the kids & for staff. This has gone on for way too long. abc.net.au/news/2023-06-10/b…

Teen involved in 108 critical incidents at crisis-plagued Banksia Hill as more details of 'acute...

The 15-year-old's alarming story is among a host of disturbing revelations laid bare in a damning report that found Western Australia's only juvenile detention centre is failing at every level.

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As we mark the end of #NRW2023, in this week's Opinion @AliceVBarter says the youth justice system in WA is broken, but there are simple solutions. Read more here: lawyersalliance.com.au/opini…
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I gave this difficult speech on Banksia Hill and Unit 18 Casuarina and the letter from those held in youth detention youtu.be/dbXVyGnsV30 via @YouTube
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The trouble at Banksia Hill is shaping the lives of young people desperately in need of rehabilitation, and the WA government needs to fix it, writes Keane Bourke.ab.co/41NKzOt
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Last night I made a troubling statement to the WA Parliament outlining serious allegations in 57 complaint letters I tabled. These were sent to the Department of Justice by the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA. WA must do better. abc.net.au/news/2023-05-19/b…

Girl allegedly hit in head with chairs and hogtied at Banksia Hill, as dozens of complaints against...

Claims of sexual misconduct and excessive use of force by custodial officers against youth detainees at Banksia Hill Detention Centre are tabled in the WA parliament. 

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Powerful words by @MeganKrakouer on ABC this morning re the dire conditions at Banksia Hill As the @ALSWA_Ltd point out, the president of the WA Children’s Court described lockdowns at the youth detention centre as amounting to a form of ‘child abuse’ theguardian.com/australia-ne…

Authorities regain control of Banksia Hill after dozens of detainees riot and try to escape

WA premier Mark McGowan said the behaviour of the youths was ‘a form of terrorism’ but advocates are concerned about the treatment of young people in the facility

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Almost 60 letters of complaint from incarcerated children revealing shocking details of alleged abuse in youth detention were tabled in Western Australian parliament tonight. nit.com.au/18-05-2023/6024/s…

Shocking details of alleged abuse in WA youth detention revealed in 57 letters from Aboriginal...

Almost 60 complaints from children detained at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 at Casuarina Prison revealing shocking details of alleged abuse have been tabled in Western Australian...

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A national day of celebration that divides us rather than unites us needs to be changed. To heal pain, it must be acknowledged, not denied, not celebrated. For all of the historical & continued injustices for our Aboriginal Australians I say #ChangeTheDate
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On #InvasionDay, we mourn and resist the ongoing impacts of colonisation on our people. "Since colonisation, government policies to remove us from country, take away our kids and lock up our people have driven deep and continuing inequality and trauma" - Our Co Chair @AxCheryl
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Media Release: Governments must act on justice department advice to #RaiseTheAge to at least 14 w/ @amnestyOz @Change_Record @TheRACP @NATSILS_ @_PHAA_ hrlc.org.au/news/2022/12/12/…
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Tomorrow, Attorneys-General across Australia can make a call to stop imprisoning 10 year olds. Children belong in playgrounds and schools, never prison. We call on AGs to #RaiseTheAge at least to 14 and release the secret government report. Add your voice: raisetheage.org.au/take-acti…
Raise the Age. The majority of Justice Departments across Australia agree: It's time to #RaiseTheAge. Write to your Attorney-General

ALT Raise the Age. The majority of Justice Departments across Australia agree: It's time to #RaiseTheAge. Write to your Attorney-General

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After months of campaigning by the @ALSWA_Ltd & @hrw the WA gov has finally confirmed it will install air conditioning at Roebourne Prison It really shouldn’t have taken this long for the @MarkMcGowanMP gov to provide safe & humane prison conditions abc.net.au/news/2022-11-23/a…

Cells in one of Australia's hottest jails to get air conditioning, after years of 'torture'

A $10 million upgrade will see air conditioning installed in every cell at Roebourne Prison, after temperatures reached more than 50 degrees last summer.

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Indigenous advocates call for ban on unmuzzled police dogs in WA as ‘disturbing pattern’ emerges theguardian.com/australia-ne…

Indigenous advocates call for ban on unmuzzled police dogs in WA as ‘disturbing pattern’ emerges

Push comes after 13-year-old Noongar boy left ‘traumatised’ and needing skin grafts following mauling in Perth

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WA Police canine use under scrutiny with majority of dog deployments targeting Indigenous Australians Shocking, outrageous figures: 61% of all police dog deployments in Western Australia in the past year targeted Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people abc.net.au/news/2022-11-22/m…
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The next public hearing will look at guardianship, substituted & supported decision making. Public hearing 30 will take place from 21 to 25 Nov at Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, 11A Olympic Blvd, Sydney Olympic Park. Visit @DRC_AU's website for more details. disability.royalcommission.g…
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Grace Tobin@GraceTobin14 Nov 2022
Inside the secret govt report that spells out the dismal failures of youth detention policy. It found the age of criminal responsibility should be raised to 14 “without exception”. Instead, the report was buried. ⁦@4corners⁩ @begley_patrick⁩ abc.net.au/news/2022-11-15/b…

'We'll be considered barbarians': Why many countries aren't jailing children anymore, but Australia...

Multiple governments have buried this report. It spells out the dismal failures of youth detention policy in Australia. Why has barely anyone seen it? 

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Four Corners@4corners14 Nov 2022
State governments know that detaining children as young as 10 is traumatising and makes them more likely re-offend, putting the community at greater risk. So why does Australia continue to incarcerate children knowing the harm it causes? Tonight's investigation on #4Corners.
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Monday on Four Corners: Australia's failure to protect children in detention
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'I can't breathe': A boy cries out as he's held down and a guard sits on him abc.net.au/news/2022-11-14/v…

'I can't breathe': A boy is held down, then a guard sits on him

Video footage shows how children are being treated in a youth detention facility facing allegations of excessive force and unlawful confinement.

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