'It's a life sentence': renewed call to lift age of responsibility

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published March 29, 2021

Keenan Mundine was 14 when he first went to jail for breaking into a car and stealing a laptop.

Jailed at age 14, Keenan Mundine has broken a common trend of justice system entrenchment. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

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