Children should not be jailed because of a lack of accommodation: Greens
Greens spokesperson for Corrective services and Child Protection the Hon Alison Xamon MLC has today again called for urgent action to address the systemic issues that are resulting in vulnerable children and young people being held in Banksia Hill Detention Centre because there is nowhere else for them to go.
“This situation is absolutely unacceptable, particularly given it is an issue that has well and truly been on the Government’s radar for at least two years.
