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Children in custody : advance report on the juvenile detention and correctional facility census of 1972-73.

Location: Government Information - J 1.42/3:SD-JD-2




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Police in the process of resolving an ongoing riot at a juvenile detention centre in Kariong

Teenagers were seen atop the roof of the Kariong detention centre after reports of an escape attempt.




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Police in the process of resolving an ongoing riot at a juvenile detention centre in Kariong

Teenagers were seen atop the roof of the Kariong detention centre after reports of an escape attempt.




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Kariong inmates at juvenile detention centre targeted sex offenders with 'makeshift weapons'

Police storm Kariong's Frank Baxter Centre, bringing all offenders off the rooftop to end a riot at the facility that lasted for almost 24 hours.




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Sydney News: AWA Tower climbers cautioned by police, juvenile detention centre rioters charged

MORNING BRIEFING: A pair of boys are "met by their parents and spoken to by police" after climbing a 111-metre communications tower, and 21 people are charged after a violent riot and police siege at a youth detention centre.




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Juvenile detention centre report urges less isolation, more activities for offenders

Last year, more than 12,000 students in NSW received long suspensions of up to 20 days and a new report reveals this could be creating a pathway from school to prison.



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Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Terrebonne Parish Regarding Unlawful Conditions at Juvenile Detention Center

Today, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in New Orleans entered the revised settlement agreement reached between the United States and Terrebonne Parish as an order of the court.



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