Media releases Archives - Page 4 of 27

NT youth justice reforms a significant backwards step
- 23 March 2021
The Northern Territory Government’s announcement of a number of legislative changes in relation...
Youth coalition supports Spent Convictions Scheme
- 15 March 2021
We the undersigned member agencies of Smart Justice for Young People, come together to express...
New report highlights importance of Indigenous-led solutions to improve outcomes
- 3 December 2020
A new Productivity Commission report measuring the wellbeing of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres...
World Children’s Day highlights need to #RaiseTheAge
- 19 November 2020
World Children’s Day (November 20) is a timely reminder of the vulnerabilities of children and the...
ACT shows the country it is time to #RaiseTheAge
- 20 August 2020
The Australian Capital Territory has paved the way for other states and territories to provide ageappropriate responses to children in trouble, following its Legislative Assembly voting to raise the age of legal responsibility from 10 to 14 years....
Harsher bail laws are counter-productive
- 17 August 2020
The Northern Territory Opposition’s plan to reintroduce the offence of breach of bail for young people and legislate a presumption against bail will ultimately harm, not help, vulnerable young people, says Jesuit Social Services....
Youth justice system must protect vulnerable young people from COVID-19
- 6 August 2020
Victoria’s youth justice system must prioritise the health and safety of vulnerable young people by safely exiting some young people into the community, following a worrying increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases connected with the system, says Jesuit Social Services....
Governments ignore pleas to stop locking up 10-year-old children
- 28 July 2020
Australia’s Governments had an opportunity this week to do the right thing and stop locking up 10year-old children. They chose to ignore that opportunity....
COVID-19 prison risk requires immediate action by Victorian Government
- 22 July 2020
The Victorian Government must act swiftly to release low-level prisoners and other vulnerable groups from the state’s prison system, following the news that six Victorian prisons are in lockdown after a staff member tested positive to COVID-19, says Jesuit Social Services....
Youth justice reforms would improve outcomes for children who have experienced trauma
- 2 June 2020
A new report by the Sentencing Advisory Council explores the impact of trauma in childhood offending and canvasses possible reforms that would lead to better outcomes for children, their families and the broader community, says Jesuit Social Services....