Last December,amid criticism for several “knee-jerk” responses,Brisbane Times was told the plan would be “published soon”. It’s now expected in early 2024.
The funeral of Cleveland Dodd,who died after self-harming while in custody inside a WA prison,will begin in a matter of hours after Corrective Services,WA Police and his family reached an eleventh-hour agreement to allow his incarcerated father to attend.
The day before Cleveland is to be laid to rest in Meekatharra the state government announced a $1 million business case for a new facility would be completed before the May 2024 budget.
The significant,but quiet,development in Queensland this month will be felt well beyond the two traumatic and personal stories driving it.
The mother of a teenager shown on Four Corners being hog-tied in a men’s prison fears for his safety as she watches him locked in a cycle of crime and self-harm.
Increased drug use and housing issues in Qld could be driving a rise in the seriousness of some offending,government data shows.
The incident occurred on the same day as the release of a shocking interim report into the actions of staff in the lead up to Cleveland Dodd’s suicide.
The damning findings about Cleveland Dodd’s final conscious moments showed a punitive,counterproductive system,not a rehabilitative one,the opposition says.
A damning internal report reveals Cleveland Dodd’s final conversations with prison staff before taking his own life.
The minister continued to praise prison staff on Tuesday after reports contradicting his early versions of events after Cleveland told guards of his intentions.
The proposed laws mark the first restrictions on gel blaster sales in a state previously reluctant to regulate them,amid efforts to manage youth offending.