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Isolation of young people undermines community safety
The use of isolation in Victoria’s youth justice facilities is counter-productive and risks entrenching rather than correcting poor behaviour, says Jesuit Social Services, following a new report by the Commissioner for Children and Young People....
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Horror revelations from Barwon Prison show we’re going the wrong way to fix the system
Jesuit Social Services says Victoria’s besieged youth justice system is heading in the direction of the Northern Territory before the Royal Commission was announced, following new revelations from the Human Rights Law Centre about the treatment of young people in the adult Barwon Prison....
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Relocating children and young people to adult prison is no magic fix
News of another incident involving young people at Barwon Prison is evidence that detaining children in an adult prison does not improve community safety, says Jesuit Social Services....
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Investment into Group Conferencing will create safer communities
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the Northern Territory Government’s $18.2 million annual investment of a suite of measures that aim to prevent young people from offending and prevent re-offending among young people who have contact with the justice system....
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Adult prison is unequivocally unfit for children
Jesuit Social Services has thrown its support behind the Human Rights Law Centre’s fresh legal challenge against the detention of children in Barwon Prison....
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Transfer of youth justice to Department of Justice counter-productive to community safety
The Victorian Government’s decision to transfer the responsibility of youth justice from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to the Department of Justice will undermine community safety in the long run, says Jesuit Social Services....
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Addressing root causes of crime key to tackling youth crime
A commitment to address the root causes of youth offending must be present in any conversation about how to tackle youth crime, says Jesuit Social Services....
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Statement regarding use of Barwon prison to house young offenders
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the Supreme Court’s decision that the Victorian Government’s housing of young offenders at Barwon Prison is unlawful....
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Offending rate remains steady but prison costs spike by almost $1 billion
Despite the rate of offenders in Australia remaining steady over the past five years, the national imprisonment rate has jumped by an alarming 25 per cent – resulting in a staggering spike in the cost of prisons by almost a billion dollars (to a total of $3.8 billion) during the same period....