...oh and apart from mentioning The Hyatt and a few other "wise"...

...oh and apart from mentioning The Hyatt and a few other "wise" alternatives to jail, the learned Chief Justice offers no real alternative other than funding for "programs" closer to where these offenders live.

Oh dear. Or perhaps they should receive by way of a penalty a 2 week holiday in Bali with $2,000 spending money for home invasion while beating up old people in their own home.

That should solve the problem.

Look. Until these kids are permanently removed from their dysfunctional environments the problems, such as they are will only continue. But we know that will not happen.