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High youth detention figure has Tasmanian Children's Commissioner calling for action to get kids out of Ashley

By ABC NEWS (Australia)

Published : May 23, 2024 - 10:21

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The Ashley Youth Detention Centre is supposed to be on a path to closure following scathing findings by the child sexual abuse commission of inquiry. But the number of children detained there has reached a decade high, alarming child safety advocates who say alternative approaches to youth justice are urgently needed.