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Sending teens to maximum security prisons shows Australia needs to raise the age of criminal responsibility

Australian governments play down the difference between child and adult offenders, and the costs are high.

Image of a prison. Australian governments play down the difference between child and adult offenders, and the costs are high.
Sending teens to maximum security prisons shows Australia needs to raise the age of criminal responsibility

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