Commentary, updates and lived experience from Praxis Youth’s work in youth justice.
Advocacy & Commentary
Celebrating Alex’s Graduation
What an incredible day. We were honoured to attend Alex Reis’ graduation, celebrating the monumental completion of his HSC. This achievement is a powerful testament to Alex’s personal work ethic, resilience and determination in the face of significant systemic challenges. For many, the HSC is just “something everyone does”. For those who are justice-affected, completingโฆ
Punishment Narratives vs Real Community Solutions
Every few weeks, justice news hits the headlines. This week, it’s been: These stories spread fast because they’re easy to sensationalise and neatly fit the “hard on crime” narrative. But these headlines are also deeply misleading – not because the issues don’t matter, but because of the assumptions they invite” that punishment alone drives safety,โฆ
The Hidden Costs of Youth Justice
Per year, it costs around $๐ญ.๐ฎ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป to keep one young person in custody in Australia. And despite that investment, the outcomes remain devastatingly consistent: the rate of reoffending climbs to as high as 86% within 12 months. ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ: The pattern behind those numbers is structural. We continue toโฆ
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