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Queensland concedes law imposing mandatory jail on some offenders as young as 10 breaches human rights

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Queensland concedes law imposing mandatory jail on some offenders as young as 10 breaches human rights
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State government says ‘breach bail, go to jail’ laws raise risk of overcrowding in jails, while one expert warns they may lead to ‘cruel outcomes’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government’s latest law and order crackdown – subjecting some children as young as 10 to a mandatory sentence of a year behind bars – could lead to “cruel outcomes”, according to human rights lawyers.In documents tabled with the legislation on Thursday, the government conceded it

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