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Youth Justice in the NT: Women in Detention

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The number of boys in detention far outnumbers the girls - but Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are the fastest growing incarcerated population in the country, and in the Northern territory 100 per cent of female youths in detention are Aboriginal. Earlier this week, Rachael Hocking took a look at why experts say that girls continue to fare far worse than their male peers in the justice system.
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