Queensland concedes mandatory jail law for young offenders breaches human rights
Queensland has introduced a 'breach bail, go to jail' law that mandates one-year jail sentences for some children as young as 10 who violate bail conditions. The government has officially conceded that this legislation breaches human rights standards and risks exacerbating overcrowding in the state's already strained correctional facilities. Human rights experts warn the law could produce 'cruel outcomes' for vulnerable young offenders.
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Queensland concedes law imposing mandatory jail on some offenders as young as 10 breaches human rights
Queensland has introduced a 'breach bail, go to jail' law that mandates one-year jail sentences for some children as young as 10 who violate bail conditions. The government has officially conceded that this legislation breaches human rights standards and risks exacerbating overcrowding in the state's already strained correctional facilities. Human rights experts warn the law could produce 'cruel outcomes' for vulnerable young offenders.
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