The Queensland ombudsman has backed away from calls to close a youth prison so “unsuitable” for children that some are self-harming in an attempt to get transferred, amid concerns that the Crisafulli government’s hardline bail laws could create a new crowding crisis in police watch houses.
” Sisters Inside, an organisation that supports women and girls in custody, described the backdown as “a gutless retreat” that “allows the government’s determination to imprison more children to dictate what an independent watchdog is prepared to tolerate”.
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