NSW children held in 'solitary confinement'

By Jacqueline Maley, Patrick Begley
Updated October 27 2016 - 6:08am, first published 12:00am
Four children on the "detainee risk management plans" were allowed out of their cell for one hour recreation per day, handcuffed.
Four children on the "detainee risk management plans" were allowed out of their cell for one hour recreation per day, handcuffed.
Corrections Minister David Elliott told Parliament last month "there is no provision or practice of isolation of young people in custody." Photo: Tim Hunter
Corrections Minister David Elliott told Parliament last month "there is no provision or practice of isolation of young people in custody." Photo: Tim Hunter
Despite the closure of Chisholm, authorities continue to isolate children, imposing conditions that lawyers say amount to solitary confinement. Photo: Kylie Pitt
Despite the closure of Chisholm, authorities continue to isolate children, imposing conditions that lawyers say amount to solitary confinement. Photo: Kylie Pitt