The Latest Breaking News from Youth Justice

Queensland's youth detention model will not achieve community safety if it continues to focus on punishment and containment, a state government report says.

Youth justice residences tend to gravitate to a culture of conflict, threat, and coercion. The unspoken belief is this is what ‘these kids’ understand, writes Ian Hyslop.

New data shows segregations exceeding 24 hours in New South Wales juvenile justice centres have increased over the past year, despite ongoing pressure on authorities to limit the practice.

Victoria's youth justice system has been rocked by a spate of violent incidents, but some say taking steps like improving staffing levels could help turn the situation around.

Exclusive: Ombudsman demands response from ministers after recommendation to prohibit fully naked body searches of children was ignored

Staff are describing the latest attack in a long list of violent incidents at the troubled Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre as one of the worst in years.

Victoria's youngest prisoners inside the Parkville Youth Justice Precinct are being regularly assaulted, hospitalised, and have tried to escape custody, according to documents obtained by the ABC.

The Victoria government remains under pressure to raise the criminal age of responsibility from 10 to 14, as it unveils a strategy to close the gap for Aboriginal children in the youth justice system within a decade.

Virtually every corner of our region has been touched by tragedy as youth violence soars