WA government could have prevented death of Aboriginal child on remand in adult prison
Horror and sorrow at the death in custody of a 16-year-old Aboriginal child at the Casuarina high-security prison in WA.
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Horror and sorrow at the death in custody of a 16-year-old Aboriginal child at the Casuarina high-security prison in WA.
Australia's juvenile detention system is failing our troubled youths and reform is urgently needed to rehabilitate those in need.
Claims of sexual misconduct and excessive use of force by custodial officers against youth detainees at Banksia Hill Detention Centre are tabled in the WA parliament.
A Banksia Hill detainee who was assaulted by a guard last year was allegedly put in the controversial "fold up" restraint months after it was banned, as his mother blasts authorities for not keeping her informed on her son.
Amnesty International condemns the use of extreme force against children detained in the Banksia Hill detention centre.