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Perth : Australia | Feb 08, 2012 at 5:30 PM PST
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The latest report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare examined rates of juvenile detention over the past four years. On an average night, there were slightly more than 1,000 Australians aged between 10 and 17 in juvenile detention. Close to half of those were unsentenced and awaiting... FULL ARTICLE AT Australian Broadcasting Corporation
 
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