US EditionQueensland to impose adult prison sentences on children
- Queensland will impose adult sentences on children, according to the headline.
- Legal experts have criticized the measure significantly, stating it is controversial.
- Advocates for children’s rights believe this decision will have lasting negative impacts on young offenders.
- The government defends the policy as necessary for community safety, citing a surge in youth crime in Queensland.
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However, the Attorney General of the State of Queensland recognized that the text would violate several provisions of international law.
Human rights defenders denounce an Australian law that will allow 10-year-old children to be given the same prison sentences as adults in order to stop “child crime”....
This law, approved on Thursday, provides that children, starting at the age of 10, will be subject to the same penalties as adults for 13 serious offenses ranging from dangerous driving to murder.
New Laws Bring Adult Sentences for Young Offenders in Queensland
Queensland has passed the Making Queensland Safer laws, introducing harsh penalties for young offenders, including adult sentences for serious crimes. Premier David Crisafulli’s government delivered the laws ahead of Christmas, fulfilling a key election promise to crack down on the state’s youth crime crisis. The new laws, set to take effect on Dec. 20, will see young offenders in Queensland face adult penalties for committing serious crimes inc…
Australia's Queensland state has passed a law to increase the penalties for children as young as 10 to the same as adults for serious offences such as murder or grievous bodily harm.
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