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CONTAINED open at night in Adelaide, showing three rooms inside the container

Editorial13 August 2026

Site: JusticeHubSite: ContainedProject: CONTAINED

Four O'Clock

We spent months trying to get one patch of public ground in Adelaide. It came down to a person at a counter saying it was four o'clock and they were going home. That is the story, and it is also the argument.

Benjamin KnightCONTAINED

#Youth Justice#Community Led Change#Justice Reinvestment#Contained#Adelaide

Going Away From My Family

Story13 April 2026

Site: JusticeHubProject: The Homestead

Going Away From My Family

"Bad. Like, going away from my family and stuff." Nigel, 14, on what detention takes away.

NigelThe Homestead

#Youth Justice#On Country#Community Led#Judges On Country#Postcard

Detention Is Not My Home

Story13 April 2026

Site: JusticeHubProject: The Homestead

Detention Is Not My Home

"Detention. That's not my home." Jackquann, 14, on what detention interrupts and what he actually wants.

JackquannThe Homestead

#Youth Justice#On Country#Community Led#Judges On Country#Postcard

He Trusts Us. We Earned That Trust.

Story13 April 2026

Site: JusticeHubProject: The Homestead

He Trusts Us. We Earned That Trust.

"He trusts us. We earned that trust." Fred Campbell on Xavier — what happens when services don't give up.

Fred CampbellThe Homestead

#Youth Justice#On Country#Community Led#Judges On Country#Postcard

Kristy and Tanya at Atnarpa

Community13 April 2026

Site: JusticeHubSite: JusticeHubProject: The Homestead

Our Young People Are Just Collateral in a Bigger Issue

"Our young people, unfortunately, are just collateral in a bigger issue. The issue doesn't sit with them." - Tanya Turner

Kristy Bloomfield & Tanya TurnerThe Homestead

#Youth Justice#On Country#Community Led#Judges On Country#Postcard

Court Is Scary Because You Don't Know Whether You're Getting Out

Story13 April 2026

Site: JusticeHubProject: The Homestead

Court Is Scary Because You Don't Know Whether You're Getting Out

"Court is scary because you don't know whether you're getting out or not." Laquisha, 16, sent to Darwin 1,500km from home.

LaquishaThe Homestead

#Youth Justice#On Country#Community Led#Judges On Country#Postcard

Programs and Looking After My Family

Story13 April 2026

Site: JusticeHubProject: The Homestead

Programs and Looking After My Family

Two young people on what matters: "Programs." "Look after my family." "Go to school every day."

Jackquann & NigelThe Homestead

#Youth Justice#On Country#Community Led#Judges On Country#Postcard

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