The Wire

Is Australia’s prison system really working? According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, figures from a year ago show more than 800 young offenders aged between 14 and 17 have spent a night in lockup.

At such a critical time in a young person’s development and self-discovery, how effective is juvenile detention and how can we directly target the root cause of the problem?

Here on The Wire, we take a deeper look at costs to both the individual and society, and explore alternative models of justice.  We also hear from a prison reform advocate about his time inside.

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