Tuesday, July 26, 2016

In Australia there is a prison system that locks up 10 year olds and places children as young as thirteen in solitary confinement...

It almost defies belief but right here in Australia there is a prison system that locks up 10 year olds and places children as young as thirteen in solitary confinement.

"This is barbarism, this is inhumane, this is child abuse." Lawyer

Children have been confined to an isolation wing with no access to sunlight or running water.

"Those cells were ghoulish, they were something medieval." Lawyer

Some held for weeks on end, deprived of basic necessities. Full story...

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