RLC is concerned that the voices of young people have been silenced following the announcement that the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) inquiry into strip searches on minors by NSW police has been cut short.
On 14 November 2019, Alex Greenwich MP delivered a statement to the Legislative Assembly of the NSW Parliament highlighting the impact of communitiy legal centres, including the work of RLC and the Migrant Employment Legal Service.
NSW Police drew their tasers almost 3000 times over the past five years and in over 1000 of these cases officers logged a mental health issue, internal police records reveal.
Nigel Gladstone reports for The Sydney Morning Herald