Over 1,000 Australians with cognitive disability are detained indefinitely each year. This shameful practice needs to stop

In dismantling our indefinite detention system, the key is to provide more disability-focused support to those at risk of coming into contact with criminal justice systems.

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Topics:
Disability Royal Commission, Discrimination, Justice, violence, Abuse and Neglect

Author:
Eileen Baldry

Source:
The Conversation

Date published:
Wed 17th Feb, 2021