
Rocket Bretherton
@renaerocket
advocate for change within the legal system. lived experience đ€đâ€ïž đłïžâđ#Darwinprisonneedschangenow #defundpolice, storyteller birdseyeview podcast
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27-06-2019 02:44:12
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Behind the rolls of razor wire in a defunct adult prison, known as #DonDale youth detention centre, sits a teenage boy with profound cognitive disability. He has served concurrent sentences for years, with little access to disablity supports. amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguaâŠ

âWhen are we going to stop incarcerating disability and criminalising children for what is a health condition?" Jailing is failing. There is a better way - for children, for communities, for governments and taxpayers. Story via (A)manda Parkinson loom.ly/CBRj_t4

.(A)manda Parkinson has once again captured how cruel and unforgiving the 'justice' system is for Indigenous kids in the NT. These children - many with cognitive disabilities - need help. Instead we lock them up behind razor wire. #AusPol #DonDale Change the Record Office of the Children's Commisioner - NT



Mr OâBrien Faulknerâs death has raised Qs over the police investigation process, with Sisters Inside CEO Debbie Kilroy calling for an independent oversight body. âPolice cannot investigate policeâ #DefundThePolice No one deserves to die in custody brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queenâŠ


#Breaking The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls #mediarelease URGENT CONDEMNATION: QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENTâS SUSPENSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACT TO TURN WATCH HOUSES INTO PRISONS ABC News Eden Gillespie Matt Dennien


We walk alongside mothers & their babies every day Weâve held broken mothers after babys dying in prison One beautiful mother gave birth in prison had blood cleaned up by prison officers & her dead baby put in plastic bag thrown between her legs. đđ abc.net.au/news/2023-08-2âŠ



Brilliant work by (A)manda Parkinson who broke this story on ABC Darwin radio yesterday. It's devastating to see this place - a home of land rights - allegedly destroyed. #WaveHill walk off is a story for the ages and must be preserved. #Indigenous #AusPol abc.net.au/news/2024-01-3âŠ



