Justice and Equity Centre chief executive, Jonathon Hunyor, said the state’s approach was “letting down children and communities”.
“We are locking up more and more children on remand who aren’t given a jail sentence,” he said.
“This harms these children, makes crime more likely and doesn’t keep our communities safe. We need to stop investing in failure and start investing in our communities.”
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