Report reveals alarming rates of child strip searches by NSW police
A report by Sydney’s Redfern Legal Centre says New South Wales police subjected more than 1500 children to invasive strip searches over 7 years.
Fist Nations children made up almost 45 per cent of children strip searched, despite representing just 6 percent of all 10- to 17-year-olds in New South Wales.
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Produced By: Amy O’Halloran
Featured In Story: Samantha Lee – Senior Solicitor from the Redfern Legal Service
First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 19 March 2024