CRA Calls for Federal Government Reform of the Youth Justice System

In its letter, CRA expressed grave concerns about the state of the youth justice system in the Northern Territory, following the Inquest findings of Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage into the death of Kumanjayi Walker, a First Nation’s youth in custody. The Coroner found that the Northern Territory Police Force bears “significant hallmarks of institutional racism” and that “racist attitudes may have influenced” the “failure to take adequate steps to minimise the risk of a fatal interaction” with Kumanjayi Walker...

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Sisters of Mercy North Sydney Congregation is a member of CRA (Catholioc Religious Australia)