Juvenile justice system


Why are 60% of NSW juvenile inmates Aboriginal? Anyone?

They make up only 2.2 per cent of the NSW population, but Aboriginals now make up almost 60 per cent of all juvenile inmates. Why is this being ignored?

Tasmania: jailing ten-year-olds

The Tasmanian Department of Justice confirmed yesterday that last week a 10-year-old boy “was held for an hour in an adult prison before being taken to court and bailed.”

Mystery surrounds Somali pirate’s personal life

The life of 16-year-old Somali pirate Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse.

The Tele names names and breaches teen rights

So can we expect the Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions or the President of the Victorian Children’s Court, Paul Grant, to be taking action against the Daily Telegraph today for its front page headline and story which names a 16-year-old youth, who is facing a child porn charge and a public nuisance charge? Greg Barns writes.