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Jack Gramenz

More bail denials trigger juvenile jail increase

The number of children in custody in NSW has jumped 34 per cent in a year, according to new figures. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Almost 10 classrooms worth of children are in jail in one state alone as bail changes trigger a sharp increase in custody numbers.

NSW Premier Chris Minns defended his bail changes on Thursday as data showed more than 230 children were in NSW jails in June.

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