A Voices of Young People in the Youth Justice System Project Report
This report shares the views of children and young people in Tasmania’s reception prison watch-houses, police watch-houses, police cells and court cells. It is informed by interviews with young people, providing contemporary, firsthand accounts that deepen our understanding of these environments and how children and young people experience them.
This report has been published as part of the Voices of Young People in the Youth Justice System Project (Voices Project) report series. You can explore Voices Project reports here.
Content Warning:
This report is about the experiences of young people in Tasmania’s youth justice system. Some of their experiences include references to family violence, drug use and abuse. Some young people used strong language to describe these experiences. Readers might find the content of this report distressing. The services listed below can be contacted for support:
- 1800 RESPECT | 1800 737 732
- Family Violence Counselling Support | Service: 1800 608 122
- Blue Knot (childhood and complex trauma support) | 1300 657 380
- Tell Someone | www.tellsomeone.tas.gov.au
- 13YARN for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people | 13 92 76
- A Tasmanian Lifeline | 1800 984 434
- Lifeline | 13 11 14
- Kids Helpline | 1800 55 1800