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1. Jailed for being homeless: Young children are being sent to jail because there is no other accommodation for them. The process is compounding trauma - and adding new trauma - while they remain trapped between abandonment and prosecution.

Author

Notzon, Nancy

Subjects
INSTITUTIONAL care of children, CHILD welfare, IMPRISONMENT, HOMELESSNESS, JUSTICE administration
Abstract

The article discusses the issue of children in out-of-home care who are granted bail but imprisoned due to a lack of suitable accommodation in New South Wales . Topics include children in the protection system are at particular risk and are more likely to experience homelessness; the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) is responsible for securing suitable shelter for these children; and it take a long time to find accommodation leading to children being unnecessarily imprisoned.

Published
2023