Immigration detention fallout: People released are 'set up to fail', experts say

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    More support for people trying to integrate back into society after being released from immigration detention is urgently needed, experts say, as the fallout from 
    the High Court's ruling that indefinite detention is illegal continues.

    Five of the nearly 150 detainees released following the High Court decision have been arrested and charged in separate incidents since leaving detention. Two are registered sex offenders.
    Period8 Dec 2023

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    • Title Immigration detention fallout: People released are 'set up to fail', experts say
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletSBS News
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryAustralia
      Date8/12/23
      DescriptionMore support for people trying to integrate back into society after being released from immigration detention is urgently needed, experts say, as the fallout from the High Court's ruling that indefinite detention is illegal continues.

      Five of the nearly 150 detainees released following the High Court decision have been arrested and charged in separate incidents since leaving detention. Two are registered sex offenders.
      Producer/AuthorMadeleine Wedesweiler
      URLhttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/people-released-from-immigration-detention-are-set-up-to-fail-without-support-experts-say/e87qvphbg
      PersonsVincent Hurley
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