In the Northern Territory, the grandmother of a former Don Dale detainee has told the youth detention royal commission how she thinks the system should change. She warns against stereotyping and said not all the children are from broken homes or dysfunctional families. Her grandson told the commission today he was handcuffed to a fence and forced to sleep in a wet cell without a mattress for 24 hours, after another detainee set off a fire extinguisher. This week the commission's hearings in Alice Springs have focused on people overseeing the youth detention system, along with former detainees. (ABC RN PM 16/3/17)
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