Tom Penglis News Today

Australia’s obligations to children in detention will be the subject of a panel discussion hosted by The University of Western Australia’s Public Policy Institute this month.“There is a pressing need for the Federal and State governments, Western Aus

Tom Penglis understands firsthand what issues exist in Western Australia’s criminal justice system. Now the co-founder of the WA Justice Association, he — together with colleagues like advocac

At 12, an Australian child “cannot lawfully sign onto Facebook but can be questioned, arrested, detained, and imprisoned.”

The gap between how human rights groups view incarcerated people, and how governments in Australia view them, continues to be wide. 

The state’s disturbingly high rate of Indigenous incarceration is a direct result of punitive measures that push people – including minors – into the prison system.