When prisons are overflowing with children as young as 11 being stuck in a holding cell, unable to be released, exposed in 24/7 ceiling light and all who watch on the cct screen.
The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency's (NAAJA) acting chief executive, Anthony Beven, has called on the federal government to suspend commonwealth funding for remote policing and other justice-related operations until the NT government changes its hardline approach to crime.
Since the Country Liberal Party came to power last year, the NT government has lowered the age of criminal responsibility from 12 back to 10 and introduced tougher bail laws for both adults and children.
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make something a crime and criminals will then be found.
this is no deterrent
its a means by which children will inevitably be traumatised and be more liable to become prisoners in future.
Will Albanese duck for cover? or will he accept he has a responsibility in how Justice system functions in this case?
