Commission calls for urgent action to respond to Cleveland Dodd inquest findings Commission urges closure of Unit 18 and a ban on child solitary confinement after Coroner’s findings on Cleveland Dodd’s death.

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#HumanRightsCommission calls for the closure of #unit18 in Perth.

'After the suicide attempt..the(WA) premier said the place where he was kept, #Unit18 didn’t meet care and safety standards, but was “a necessary evil” while new detention arrangements were being made – a statement of remarkable thoughtlessness or cruelty'...

#CW

The letter said "he has generally not received more than one hour out of his cell per day, and on some days no time out of his cell at all".

Another #DeathsInCustody
Another #childdeath on remand (not convicted of crime)
#Unit18
#WA
#BLM

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