Children speak about being held in police lock-ups

WGAR News: Urgent Action: Stop WA's Bill for the mandatory sentencing of children: Amnesty International Australia

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 03/04/2015 - 6:22pm

Newsletter date: 5 April 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Jack Callil, VICE United States: Why Are Indigenous Australian Kids Doing Time in Adult Prisons?
* Audio: Caitlyn Gribbin, ABC News: Children speak about being held in police lock-ups
* Analysis / Opinion: Caitlyn Gribbin, ABC News: Nearly 200 children locked in WA police station cells awaiting transfer to Perth after sentencing

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Western Australia
Keywords: 
aboriginal
First Nations
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Jack Callil
VICE United States
Why Are Indigenous Australian Kids Doing Time in Adult Prisons
Caitlyn Gribbin
ABC News
ABC AM
Children speak about being held in police lock-ups
Nearly 200 children locked in WA police station cells awaiting transfer to Perth after sentencing
Justice Reinvestment
Aboriginal imprisonment
Aboriginal deaths in custody
Amnesty International Australia
Stop WA's Bill for the mandatory sentencing of children
Stop WA's mandatory sentencing of young people
12 organisations unite against harsh WA Bill
Three strikes bill will result in more young people in detention
SNAICC
Gerry Georgatos
The Stringer
Amelia Theodorakis
YourLifeChoices
Calla Wahlquist
The Guardian
Tammy Solonec
Law Society of Western Australia
Unfair mandatory sentencing laws
WA Bill will lock up hundreds of people - but won't reduce home burglary
Three strikes and you're out - mandatory sentencing in WA