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Grandmother makes impassioned plea for change after 11-year-old grandson was kept in adult jail

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The grandmother of an 11-year-old boy imprisoned in the adult jail in Darwin is begging the Federal Government to ensure no other children experience the same trauma, fearing he will turn into a monster. In the Northern Territory, children are being kept in adult jail, while a new purpose built facility is being constructed.
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