WA's highest legal body urged an independent review of the state's youth justice system in a letter to the Cook government, saying repeated calls to improve it “have fallen on deaf ears”. In a letter sent this week to Premier Roger Cook and Minister for Corrections Paul Papalia, the Law Society of WA, the organisation … Read more
The new Commissioner for Correctional Services, who took office after Cleveland Dodd's death, has “deeply disturbed” the coroner's lawyer with his comments on Australia's international human rights obligations.
Cleveland Dodd's grieving parents stormed the courtroom and announced they would not return after their request to have former Corrections Minister Bill Johnston appear before their son's inquest was rejected by the coroner. Mr Johnston signed off on the establishment of the controversial Unit 18 at Casuarina Prison, where the 16-year-old sustained fatal injuries in … Read more