Queensland concedes law imposing mandatory jail on some offenders as young as 10 breaches human rights
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State government says ‘breach bail, go to jail’ laws risks overcrowding in jails, while one expert warns they may lead to ‘cruel outcomes’ The Queensland government’s latest law and order crackdown – subjecting some children as young as 10 to a mandatory sentence of a year behind bars – could lead to “cruel outcomes”, according to human rights lawyers. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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