Freedom of Information documents reveal the NT government is failing to adhere to its own independent monitoring policy at a time when self-harm incidents are surging inside its youth detention facilities.
The lack of frequent monitoring by Official Visitors has also coincided with a surge in self-harm incidents within the facilities.
The Children's Commissioner said she too had seen blood smeared on the walls during a visit to Don Dale earlier this year. "Unfortunately, due to my limited time … I was not able to interact with further youth," they wrote in their report to the minister.The Official Visitor's sole visit to the Alice Springs facility, also in September last year, lasted 90 minutes.
Ms Worden did not to reply until five months later, when she advised the Official Visitor the issues had been promptly resolved.
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