NT laws to allow police to hold young people for 48 hours will be ‘funnelling Aboriginal children into prisons’, advocates warn

Police will be able to question children without an adult present and hold them after being charged under draft laws introduced by the CLP Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Northern Territory government has been accused of “funnelling Aboriginal children into prisons” over draft youth justice laws that would give police the power to charge, detain and question young people for up to 48 hours without a legal guardian. Under the proposed amendments to the NT Yout...

By Douglas Smith Indigenous affairs reporter