Watch House
"Unreasonable and oppressive" conditions in Northern Territory watch houses, a drastically rising remand population in the criminal justice system, and significant challenges for prisoners to access r...
All inmates currently held in Northern Territory watch houses should be removed "as a matter of urgency," the Territory's Ombudsman has found, describing the facilities as "unacceptably poor" and "inh...
This is the second part of National Indigenous Times' analysis on human rights in Queensland. Part one can be found here. The human rights of young people in Queensland have been "decimated" in recent...
When Queensland's Attorney-General, Deb Frecklington, told a meeting of attorneys-general in August that the LNP government "won't be changing anything" when it comes to incarcerating children —...
A protest will be held outside the Palmerston watch house on Friday as anger at the Northern Territory Government's hardline crime policies continues to grow.
Detainees crammed into cells, unable to shower or brush their teeth for days on end and denied toilet privacy. Legal advocates say an overcrowding crisis in Northern Territory prisons and watch houses...
Almost 400 Indigenous children have been held in the Northern Territory's police watch houses across just six months, the ABC has revealed. The national broadcaster's exclusive also found that how lon...
Watch Houses in Alice Springs and Palmerston are still being used as makeshift prisons despite the Northern Territory government's promises. In promoting a series of new "tough on crime" policies, the...
Australia's largest Indigenous legal service has again raised the alarm at the number of Aboriginal people in custody in the Northern Territory.
Some incarcerated children are spending weeks alongside adults in a cell with a cold concrete bench, no natural light or fresh air and no privacy when using the bathroom.
Indigenous women in custody in the Northern Territory are being kept in hot, poorly ventilated cells with up to 20 other women, often only being able to drink from a tap above an often-blocked communa...
The number of children aged 13 or under being housed in Queensland watch houses has increased 50 per cent in the past 12 months. The statistics form part of a report tabled by the Office of the Public...
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.