Disability commission hears harrowing accounts about WA youth detention

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.

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