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- South Australia, Australia· 2024· Training Centre Visitorpendingreport
SA Training Centre Visitor Annual Report (2024)
Conditions at Kurlana Tapa Youth Justice Centre
aboriginal-overrepresentationisolationkurlana-tapasa - United States· 2024· US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuitpending
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v Biden, No. 23-16032 (9th Cir. 2024)
Executive limits on asylum eligibility; APA challenges; statutory consistency
asylumasylum-eligibilityborder-restrictionsexecutive-authorityrefugee - South Australia, Australia· 2024· SA Coroner's Courtpending
Inquest into the Death of Wayne Fella Morrison (2024)
Aboriginal man restrained and hooded in transport van
death-in-custodyrestraintsaspit-hood - Australia (National)· 2024· Coalition of Peakspendingreport
Closing the Gap Justice Policy Partnership Annual Report (2024)
Aboriginal community-controlled justice sector
accosclosing-the-gapfundingself-determination - South Australia, Australia· 2024· SA Parliament Review Committeependingreport
SA Youth Justice Administration Act 2016 Review (2024)
Review of SA youth justice legislation
legislative-reviewraise-the-agereformsa - Queensland, Australia· 2024· Queensland Parliamentadverselegislative reform
QLD Anti-Association Laws (Youth)
QLD introduced provisions allowing breach of bail for young people associating with co-offenders. Civil liberties groups challenge as effectively criminalising friendship.
civil-libertiestough-on-crimeyouth-justice - Australia (National)· 2024· UN Human Rights Counciladverseinquiry
UN Special Rapporteur Visit to Australia — Detention Conditions (2024)
International inspection of Australian detention facilities
detention-conditionshuman-rightsinternationalun - Northern Territory, Australia· 2024· NT Coroner's Courtpending
Inquest into the Death of Kumanjayi Walker (2024)
Police shooting of Aboriginal man during welfare check
ntpolice-shootingremote-communitiessystemic-failure - New South Wales, Australia· 2024· NSW Department of Communities and Justicefavorable
NSW Youth Justice Blueprint (2024)
State-wide youth justice reform strategy
blueprintnswreformtherapeutic - Australia (National)· 2024· AIHWfavorablestatistical report
AIHW Youth Justice in Australia Annual Report
Annual statistical report: 4,300+ young people in youth justice on any given day. Aboriginal children 14x more likely under supervision. 85% male.
dataindigenous-rightsyouth-justice - South Australia, Australia· 2023· SA Law Reform Institutependinginquiry
FASD and the Criminal Justice System (SA Law Reform Institute 2023)
Legal capacity and FASD in criminal proceedings
fasdfitness-to-pleadlaw-reformsa - New South Wales, Australia· 2023· NSW Inspector of Custodial Servicespendinginspection report
NSW Inspector of Custodial Services - Youth Justice
Inspections of NSW youth justice centres (Cobham, Reiby, Frank Baxter, Acmena). Found overcrowding, >50% Aboriginal children, inadequate programs.
detention-conditionsindigenous-rightsyouth-justice - Australia (National)· 2023· NATSILSpendingreport
NATSILS Position Paper — Youth Justice Reform (2023)
Aboriginal legal services position on youth justice
aboriginal-legal-servicesnatsilspolicyreform - Australia (National)· 2023adverselegislation
NSW Raise the Age Bill 2023 (Defeated)
defeatedindigenous-impactnswraise-the-age - Victoria, Australia· 2023· DJCS Victoriafavorablereport
Victorian Youth Diversion Program Evaluation (2023)
Pre-court diversion for Aboriginal youth
aboriginalcultural-mentoringdiversionvictoria - Northern Territory, Australia· 2023· NT Legislative Assemblyadverselegislation
NT Youth Justice and Related Legislation Amendment Act 2023
Raising then lowering age of criminal responsibility
ntpolitical-reversalraise-the-age - New South Wales, Australia· 2023· Law Enforcement Conduct Commissionpendingreport
NSW LECC Report on Policing Aboriginal Communities (2023)
Over-policing of Aboriginal communities
aboriginalleccnswover-policing - South Australia, Australia· 2023· SA Training Centre Visitorpendinginspection report
SA Training Centre Visitor - Kurlana Tapa Reports
Independent oversight of Kurlana Tapa. Found Aboriginal overrepresentation (60%+), high safe room use, limited programs, staff burnout.
detention-conditionsindigenous-rightsyouth-justice - Australia (National)· 2023adversereport
SA Training Centre Visitor Report 2023
indigenous-overrepresentationisolationlockdownssa - Queensland, Australia· 2023· QLD Human Rights Commissionpending
Children on Remand in QLD Watch Houses (2023)
Children held in adult police watch houses
human-rightsqueenslandremandwatch-houses