Reducing police powers to strip-search under-18s “only serves to increase the attractiveness of children for criminal exploitation,” a former government special adviser has said. Rory Geoghegan said the police powers are needed because children are “often” forced or coerced into “concealing dangerous drugs on and around their bodies by vile individuals” seeking to profit from…
Reducing Police Strip-Search Powers Could Lead to Higher Risk of Child Exploitation, Says Expert
Court Certifies Class-Action Suit Alleging Rampant Illegal Strip Searches in Prisons
Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit alleging that Canadian authorities illegally strip searched federal inmates hundreds of thousands of times over three decades. The statement of claim filed against the government accuses prison officials of inappropriate conduct, seeks an end to searches that are not authorized by federal law and seeks…
Tasmania Passes Legislation to Ban Routine Strip Searching of Youths in Custody
Legislation banning the practice of routine strip-searching of children and young people in custody has passed both houses of parliament in the Australian state of Tasmania. The Youth Justice Amendment (Searches in Custody) Bill 2022 is designed to protect further the wellbeing and dignity of children and young people in detention facilities. It comes in response…
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