Violent rioting at a NT youth detention centre that eventually saw detainees tear-gassed could have been avoided, the National Children's Commissioner believes.
Last week, the Office of the Children's Commissioner NT announced it had begun formally monitoring detention facilities for the first time.
Ms Gwynn said formal monitoring took a"preventative, proactive approach" to help both the detainees and the staff. She said the Government never denied her access to the centre in the past, but that the legislation should become more"contemporary" to satisfy the royal commission's recommendations. Last year it was revealed that a distressed teenage boy at the Cleveland Youth Detention Centre in Townsville was handcuffed by staff shortly after a suicide attempt.
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