Detention articles
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Indefinite detention 'not punitive': government lawyer
An Iranian asylum seeker’s indefinite detention is not punitive, Australia’s solicitor-general has argued, because he would be freed if he co-operated with attempts to deport him to his home country, despite his fears of the death penalty. The detained 37-year-old man, known as ASF17, has taken his legal bid for freedom to the High Court […]
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Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center millage up for renewal
Voters in the Florida Parishes will be asked if they want to renew the three-mill property tax that funds the area’s juvenile justice district, which operates a 133-bed, high-security detention center.
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Metro Detention Center seeing ‘progress’ in staffing shortages
“I think we’re continuing to make strides.”