Northern Territory Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro has strongly indicated the Country Liberal Party will reverse bans on the use of spit hoods on children in the territory's youth detention centres if her party wins government in August. Key points: Lia Finocchiaro says corrections staff in youth detention centres need protection The NT Police Association says frontline officers are regularly assaulted, …
The Queensland government may have broken its own laws by locking up two 13-year-old boys in their cells for up to 24 hours a day at the troubled Cleveland Youth Detention Centre in Townsville. Key points: Between February 1 and February 23 this year, the 13yo boy did not leave his cell for 22 days The Queensland Human Rights Commissioner …
Desperate parents are turning to private investigators to stop their kids from becoming young offenders as criminal lawyers warn Queensland is facing a youth crime "crisis". Key points: Investigators say they are increasingly tracking down runaway teenagers Lawyers say juvenile criminals almost always come from "significant disadvantage" "significant disadvantage" Queensland has the largest number of children in custody The increasing …