In the heart of South Brisbane, the Youth Advocacy Centre (YAC) stands as one of the outstanding, locally based organisations supporting those in need in our broader community. The YAC is a not-for-profit Community Legal Centre that has a mission to increase young people’s access to justice, both legal and social. Katherine Hayes, YAC’s…
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We lock-up children – why, and where to from here?
It is hard to believe that in 2022, we still lock-up children, but the reality is that 10 to 13 year-olds can be arrested, strip-searched, and imprisoned in Queensland.