Maggie Munn
First Nations children as young as ten could face life in prison for non-violent offences under the latest "punitive" amendment to Queensland's "adult crime, adult time" laws.
Controversial new Victorian bail laws have passed Parliament, despite opposition from human rights, Indigenous and legal groups. The laws, which the government admits will see a significant rise in th...
Victorian Police will have "almost unlimited powers" to stop-and-frisk people in designated areas, "target and harass" protestors and "continue the over-policing of racially marginalised groups" under...
Sending more people to prison is short-sighted, costly, and will do nothing to address community fears around safety, experts have said. Coming in the wake of the Victorian government's decision to st...
27 Indigenous children attempted self-harm in prison in the last financial year, new data has revealed. Furthermore, Australia is spending more than a billion dollars on imprisoning children, with 460...
Both major parties in Queensland have failed Indigenous youth, a Greens MP says, with data showing an increase in serious offending rates after spending time in custody.
The Queensland government has extended funding for the Caboolture Watchhouse to house children until the end of next year, despite ongoing criticism of its suitability to house juveniles.
The majority of children locked up on any single night in Australia are Indigenous, new data shows. A report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) on Friday shows at the en...
Queensland's Liberal National party leader, David Crisafulli, has outlined "mandatory isolation periods" for children who assault workers in youth detention, despite experts arguing periods of extende...
Jail has never helped a child, the peak body for Indigenous legal services said after the Northern Territory parliament voted to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 10.
Spit hoods will be used on children in the Northern Territory, the Police Commissioner has confirmed. The practice is widely criticised and the 2017 Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention...
Human Rights groups and advocates have slammed the Queensland government's decision to remove the "last resort" qualification for incarcerating children, arguing they have prioritised "politicised pol...
More than 1100 children and young people have been arrested and charged in Queensland through new youth bail laws, in a revelation that further undermines the state's commitment to closing the gap.