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More than five years after a royal commission recommended Darwin's notorious Don Dale Youth Detention Centre be closed, the facility is still in use.

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[–] abhibeckert@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Foster carers also just aren’t trained professionals

A lot of them actually are and training is available for those who aren't. For example, a friend of mine is a foster carer and also works, professionally, for a government office dedicated to keeping as many kids as they can out of juvenile detention. A lot of funding is being allocated to the problem.

What kids need is a safe home. Don Dale certainly isn't that, but it is better than being on the street.

Often these ”serious crimes” they’re caught doing are acts of survival.

When a 12 year old kid decided to steel our car and take it for a joy ride, that wasn't an act of survival. Thankfully nobody was killed.