This two-year project sought to understand the extent to which children and young people, notably those involved with the Australian Capital Territory care and protection system, were being involuntarily detained and treated under the Mental Health Act.

This report documents the ACT Human Rights Commission’s investigations into a range of allegations and concerns about the treatment of young people at Bimberi Youth Justice Centre in the period from 2014 to 2017.

Assesses the treatment of women at the ACT's only jail, the Alexander Maconochie Centre, against the benchmark of international human rights enshrined in the ACT Human Rights Act and related anti-discrimination legislation. Overview The review considered the effect and implementation of Territory laws governing the treatment of women detainees at the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC)...