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Continued Detention Of Saudi Born "Rohingya Refugee" In Jail Despite Completion Of Sentence Violates Article 21: Madhya Pradesh High Court
1 week ago

Continued Detention Of Saudi Born "Rohingya Refugee" In Jail Despite Completion Of Sentence Violates Article 21: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

While considering the case of a man–born in Saudi Arabia and claiming to be a Rohingya refugee–the Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court said that his detention in the city's Central jail after completion of his sentence for allegedly having a foreign passport violated his right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The District Collector, …

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Distraught mother barred from hugging son in detention centre before he died
1 week, 5 days ago

Distraught mother barred from hugging son in detention centre before he died

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Frank Ospina, pictured, suffered a sharp deterioration of his mental …

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NT government prepares to move children from Don Dale Youth Detention Centre to new youth prison
1 month, 3 weeks ago

NT government prepares to move children from Don Dale Youth Detention Centre to new youth prison

ABC  

A brand new Northern Territory youth detention facility is on the cusp of opening and accepting detainees in Darwin, multiple sources have told the ABC. The ABC understands youth detainees will soon be moved out of their current location at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre, also called the Berrimah prison, to the new youth detention centre in Holtze to make …

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High-level drug ring allegedly run under the nose of authorities from inside Sydney's Villawood immigration detention centre
4 months, 4 weeks ago

High-level drug ring allegedly run under the nose of authorities from inside Sydney's Villawood immigration detention centre

Daily Mail  

Police allege an immigration detainee used an encrypted messaging service to deal drugs and co-ordinate a network of runners outside the facility. An immigration detainee and another man have been charged over an alleged drug ring operating from inside a detention facility. Police say 49-year-old Nigerian national Dirichukwu Patrick Nweke dealt large amounts of methylamphetamine using an encrypted messaging service …

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Don Dale Detention Centre may continue operating as adult prison, NT chief minister says
8 months, 1 week ago

Don Dale Detention Centre may continue operating as adult prison, NT chief minister says

ABC  

In short: A royal commission recommended the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre be closed by February 2018, but the facility is still detaining children. A royal commission recommended the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre be closed by February 2018, but the facility is still detaining children. The notorious Don Dale Youth Detention Centre may be repurposed into an adult prison, …

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Don Dale detention centre critics accuse Labor and CLP of using youth justice to win election
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Don Dale detention centre critics accuse Labor and CLP of using youth justice to win election

ABC  

In short: As the NT grapples with a youth crime crisis, legal experts, advocates and a former detainee say Don Dale Youth Detention Centre is compounding the problem. As the NT grapples with a youth crime crisis, legal experts, advocates and a former detainee say Don Dale Youth Detention Centre is compounding the problem. "I'm really excited about closing Don …

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Years after the NT royal commission into youth detention, why has Don Dale not yet been replaced?
1 year, 2 months ago

Years after the NT royal commission into youth detention, why has Don Dale not yet been replaced?

ABC  

More than five years after a royal commission recommended Darwin's notorious Don Dale Youth Detention Centre be closed, the facility is still in use. Five years since youth detention royal commission Photo shows Commissioners Mick Gooda and Margaret White as seen through the bars of Don Dale When the findings of the royal commission sparked by Four Corner's Don Dale …

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Detention centre for foreign nationals nearing completion: Devendra Fadnavis
1 year, 5 months ago

Detention centre for foreign nationals nearing completion: Devendra Fadnavis

The Hindu  

Mumbai A detention centre in Mumbai for foreign nationals involved in drug peddling, overstaying their visa limit, and committing petty offences to evade deportation is in its final stages, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said in the Assembly. Drug peddling cases Addressing the concerns raised by Nationalist Congress Party MLA Rohit Pawar about the surge in drug …

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WA government in gridlock over youth justice and Banksia Hill facility, with little end in sight
1 year, 7 months ago

WA government in gridlock over youth justice and Banksia Hill facility, with little end in sight

ABC  

It's becoming familiar, isn't it? Through it all though — even one of the biggest "disturbances" Banksia Hill has seen in a long time — the government has maintained it's on the right course with the problem-plagued facility. The WA premier reveals an astronomical damage bill after the latest disturbance at Banksia Hill Detention Centre, conduct he described as "appalling". …

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Dozens of complaints against Banksia Hill Detention Centre staff tabled in WA parliament
1 year, 7 months ago

Dozens of complaints against Banksia Hill Detention Centre staff tabled in WA parliament

ABC  

Claims of sexually inappropriate behaviour and excessive use of force by custodial officers against youth detainees at Banksia Hill Detention Centre have been tabled in WA parliament. Key points: Greens MP Brad Pettitt tabled the letters in WA's upper house They contained allegations of sexual misconduct and assault by a number of staff Dr Pettitt says the state "must do …

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What is FASD and how much of a role did it play in the latest Banksia Hill Detention Centre riot?
1 year, 7 months ago

What is FASD and how much of a role did it play in the latest Banksia Hill Detention Centre riot?

ABC  

For the last week, the WA premier has been locked in a bitter and impassioned battle even another massive budget surplus couldn't distract from. Not because they see things like FASD as an excuse, but because it means young people are often physically unable to understand the consequences authorities are trying to impose, and as a result, won't change. The …

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Protesters rally outside Banksia Hill Detention Centre to call for better conditions for detainees
1 year, 7 months ago

Protesters rally outside Banksia Hill Detention Centre to call for better conditions for detainees

ABC  

Dozens of protesters have gathered outside Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre in Perth to voice concerns over the treatment of detainees following last week's riot involving 47 inmates. Key points: Roughly 50 people rallied outside WA's only youth detention facility It was sparked by the latest unrest at the detention centre Tempers flared, but there were no physical altercations with …

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Banksia Hill call for help issued by WA children's commissioner after Casuarina Prison youth riot
1 year, 8 months ago

Banksia Hill call for help issued by WA children's commissioner after Casuarina Prison youth riot

ABC  

WA children locked down in juvenile detention need far greater mental health support, according to the woman appointed to look after the interests of the state's children. Key points: The children's commissioner visited Banksia Hill and Casuarina on Friday Youth inmates cannot regulate their emotions and need more help, she says A more punitive approach will not stop a repeat …

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Broadcasters and veterans try to stop home of ex-Dambusters HQ becoming refugee detention centre
1 year, 9 months ago

Broadcasters and veterans try to stop home of ex-Dambusters HQ becoming refugee detention centre

Daily Mail  

A host of historians, broadcasters and high-ranking RAF veterans have joined forces in the battle against a 'very alarming' plan to turn the Dambusters' former HQ into a refugee detention centre. The 44 who have signed the letter include historians Sir Antony Beevor, Sir Max Hastings, Dan Snow and Tracy Borman, broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby, Falklands veteran Air Marshal Graeme 'Black' …

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Queensland youth justice minister says evidence provided to court by her department about 13yo boy's detention was not 'fulsome'
1 year, 9 months ago

Queensland youth justice minister says evidence provided to court by her department about 13yo boy's detention was not 'fulsome'

ABC  

Queensland's youth justice department will conduct an urgent review into how long a 13-year-old boy was held in solitary confinement at a Townsville youth detention centre. Key points: The youth justice department presented a one-page spreadsheet to the court on the time the child spent in detention The document showed the child spent 45 days in his cell, including one …

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Prison officer who abused detention centre inmate in 1970s too ill to be jailed
1 year, 9 months ago

Prison officer who abused detention centre inmate in 1970s too ill to be jailed

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Alexander Flavell, 89, is the …

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‘Prison after prison’: Debts trap foreigners in Vietnamese jails
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Prison after prison’: Debts trap foreigners in Vietnamese jails

Al Jazeera  

At least 16 foreigners continue to be held over alleged unpaid debts and compensation despite completing jail terms. “It’s absolutely shocking that Vietnam is holding foreign prisoners in what amounts to a debtors’ prison, with no hope of release,” said Phil Robertson, deputy director for Human Rights Watch’s Asia division. “There is really no justification for such outrageous treatment, which …

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Two buildings damaged by fire, but no injuries after Banksia Hill New Year's Eve riot
1 year, 11 months ago

Two buildings damaged by fire, but no injuries after Banksia Hill New Year's Eve riot

ABC  

Staff at Perth's Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre had to barricade themselves during a New Year's Eve riot, which saw two buildings damaged by fire. Key points: Emergency Services were called to a riot at Banksia Hill Detention Centre on New Year's Eve No-one was injured in the incident but two buildings were damaged The detainees involved have been referred …

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Details of new youth restraint method for Banksia Hill Detention Centre will not be made public, department says
2 years ago

Details of new youth restraint method for Banksia Hill Detention Centre will not be made public, department says

ABC  

Details of a new restraint planned for juveniles at Banksia Hill Detention Centre will not be disclosed, the Department of Justice says, as the potentially deadly "folding-up" technique is phased out this month. Key points: Four Corners revealed the restraint was being used on WA youth and carried a significant risk of injury or death Advocates say a "secretive" restraint …

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Inside Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre, where kids say they get no help
2 years ago

Inside Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre, where kids say they get no help

ABC  

A "gladiator pit", a "war zone", a "kindergarten for the adult prison" — these are just some of the ways Tasmania's only youth detention centre has been described. "I was angry … I think my son's at Ashley, that he's safe where he is, but he's actually got heart issues and no one from that centre has let me know." …

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Kimberley Indigenous leader details young relative's traumatic experience at Banksia Hill Detention Centre
2 years, 1 month ago

Kimberley Indigenous leader details young relative's traumatic experience at Banksia Hill Detention Centre

ABC  

A prominent Kimberley Indigenous leader has revealed that a young relative, who was put in isolation at Banksia Hill Detention Centre after a self-harm attempt, spoke of witnessing assaults at the facility and was not offered support after their release. Key points: A relative of a boy detained at Banksia Hill says the 14-year-old was put in isolation after attempting …

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Pilbara, Goldfields leaders join calls for WA government to build local alternatives to Banksia Hill detention centre
2 years, 1 month ago

Pilbara, Goldfields leaders join calls for WA government to build local alternatives to Banksia Hill detention centre

ABC  

Advocates in the Pilbara and Goldfields have joined calls for on-country youth facilities to replace the state's under-fire Banksia Hill Detention Centre. Key points: Juvenile offenders from across WA are transported thousands of kilometres to the Banksia Hill Detention Centre The West Australian government has pledged to build an on-country facility in the Kimberley Advocates say similar facilities are needed …

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First Nations people ramp up calls for Kimberley alternative to Banksia Hill Detention Centre
2 years, 1 month ago

First Nations people ramp up calls for Kimberley alternative to Banksia Hill Detention Centre

ABC  

Calls for an Indigenous-led juvenile justice facility in the Kimberley region are intensifying as the Banksia Hill Detention Centre comes under fire for its treatment of teenagers in custody. Key points: First Nations people from the Kimberley are calling for on-country facility as an alternative to youth detention Perth's Banksia Hill Detention Centre is in the spotlight over its treatment …

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UWA law professor, judge call for WA's Banksia Hill juvenile jail to be closed
2 years, 1 month ago

UWA law professor, judge call for WA's Banksia Hill juvenile jail to be closed

ABC  

A former Inspector of Custodial Services in Western Australia is calling for the state's troubled youth detention facility Banksia Hill to be closed as soon as is practicable and the criminal age of responsibility raised to 14. Key points: Tailored facilities should be built for incarcerated young people, Neil Morgan says He says children under 14 should not be jailed …

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