{
  "id": 3712916,
  "title": "Queensland concedes law imposing mandatory jail on some offenders as young as 10 breaches human rights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/queensland-concedes-law-imposing-mandatory-jail-on-some-offenders-as-3712916",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T09:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/27/queensland-concedes-law-imposing-mandatory-jail-on-some-offenders-as-young-as-10-breaches-human-rights-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "State government says ‘breach bail, go to jail’ laws raise risk of overcrowding in jails, while one expert warns they may lead to ‘cruel outcomes’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Queensland government’s latest law and order crackdown – subjecting some children as young as 10 to a mandatory sentence of a year behind bars – could lead to “cruel outcomes”, according…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}