Queensland admits new mandatory jail law for children as young as 10 breaches human rights

The Queensland state government in Australia has conceded that its new "breach bail, go to jail" laws — imposing a mandatory one-year sentence on some offenders as young as 10 — breach human rights. Documents tabled alongside the legislation warn of risks of overcrowding in jails, youth detention centres and police watch houses. Human rights lawyers warn the laws could lead to "cruel outcomes" for children.

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