So much for 'never again': rushed laws mean youth detention abuse is likely to continue | Sophie Trevitt

The safety of children in detention should be of concern to us all. And it should matter that all but one child is Aboriginal

“These legal amendments mean that never again will we see young people in youth detention treated with excessive force and isolated for extended hours, as depicted in the Four Corners Story that led to the Royal Commission.”

• Territory families minister, Dale Wakefield, 10 May 2018

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