PoliticsQueensland concedes mandatory jail law for some 10-year-olds breaches human rights

Queensland’s government has acknowledged that its “breach bail, go to jail” legislation limits human rights and could worsen overcrowding in prisons, youth detention centres and police watch houses. Under the bill, some people convicted of a significant offence while on bail would receive a mandatory minimum 12-month sentence without parole, including children as young as 10. Critics warn the measure could produce cruel outcomes and remove judicial discretion.

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