Damning report into self-harm at SA youth justice centre
Restraints, isolation and self-harm are threatening children's safety at SA's youth justice centre, a damning report says.
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Restraints, isolation and self-harm are threatening children's safety at SA's youth justice centre, a damning report says.
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The South Australian Government is yet to decide whether to raise the minimum age at which children can be arrested and detained for committing crimes, as Victoria moves to lift the benchmark from 10 to 12 years.
Children detained at Adelaide’s youth justice centre are still spending time locked in their rooms with restricted access to school and medical services, years after the state government was first urged to fix the centre’s “chronic” staff shortage.