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Indigenous teenage boy transferred to Casuarina Prison's controversial Unit 18 released on bail

A 14-year-old West Australian boy who was transferred to the controversial Unit 18 at Casuarina adult jail has been granted bail, with a Children's Court Magistrate saying the conditions in which he was being detained were "central" to her decision.

The boy, who turned 14 only weeks ago, was moved to the unit from Banksia Hill juvenile detention centre on Tuesday, prompting outrage from his lawyer, Seamus Rafferty.

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