Kids locked up for no good reason - NSW Young Offenders and Bail: 2 March 2010
Written by alex on March 2, 2010Up until 2007 in NSW, it was usual for about 3,600 young people to be detained in custody each year.
In 2006 - 2007, this number jumped to 4,236.
In 2007 - 2008, this number rose to 5081.
Over these years there was no increase in juvenile involvement in violent and property crimes.
The vast majority of these young people in custody were on remand (that is, they were not serving a sentence after been found guilty and convicted). In fact, only a very small proportion of these young people (between 8-16%), went on to receive a custodial sentence
Tonight, DBL speaks to Katrina Wong, co-author of the report “Bail Me Out – NSW Young Offenders and Bail” about why so many young people are being detained in the State of NSW.
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