http://www.smh.com.au/national/juvenile-detainees-shocking-histories-20110411-1db5e.html
This report demonstrates that children imprisoned in NSW are among the most disadvantged.
What a damning indictment on our claims to put the interests of children first! And how contradictory are Greg Smith's comments - last week he was advocating locking more children up for graffiti offences!
Juvenile justice institutions are just preparatory schools for prison. Address the social probelms which got these kids to where they are, don't punish them further.
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