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  "id": 9574706,
  "title": "Boy, 16, held in ‘cramped’ prison cell alone for 22 hours a day for weeks, Victorian ombudsman finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/boy-16-held-in-cramped-prison-cell-alone-for-22-hours-a-day-for-weeks-9574706",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T15:00:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/25/boy-16-held-in-cramped-prison-cell-for-22-hours-a-day-for-weeks-victorian-ombudsman-finds-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ombudsman finds government breached teen’s human rights, saying the conditions ‘bordered on solitary confinement’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A 16-year-old boy was held in conditions akin to solitary confinement in adult prison for 22 hours a day, leading him to have suicidal thoughts, a Victorian ombudsman report has revealed. The report, tabled in parliament on…",
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        "title": "Boy, 16, held in ‘cramped’ prison cell alone for 22 hours a day for weeks, Victorian ombudsman finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/boy-16-held-in-cramped-prison-cell-alone-for-22-hours-a-day-for-weeks",
        "published": "2026-09-24T15:00:21.000Z"
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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."
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