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Youth detainees caused estimated $200,000 in damage half an hour after occupying new Darwin facility

By ABC NEWS (Australia)

Published : Nov. 10, 2024 - 08:11

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In the space of just half an hour the Northern Territory government says young people inside Darwin’s new youth detention centre have cause nearly $200,000 worth of damage to their rooms. Youth justice advocates say it is more evidence prisons for traumatised young people, don’t work.