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Disability commission hears harrowing accounts about WA youth detention

THE ROYAL COMMISSION INTO VIOLENCE, ABUSE, NEGLECT AND EXPLOITATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY

A supplied livestream screenshot shows Chair Ronald Sackville AO QC during a hearing of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, Monday, July 11, 2022. Source: AAP / THE ROYAL COMMISSION INTO VIOLENCE, ABUSE, NEGLECT AND EXPLOITATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY/PR IMAGE

The Disability Royal Commission has turned its attention to the challenges faced by people with disability in youth detention and adult prisons in Western Australia.


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The Disability Royal Commission has turned its attention to the challenges faced by people with disability in youth detention and adult prisons in Western Australia.



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