Protest against abuse of children in detention shuts down Melbourne intersection

By Neelima Choahan
Updated July 31 2016 - 2:13am, first published 1:12am
The intersection of Flinders and Swanston streets was blocked late into the night by demonstrators protesting the treatment of Indigenous youth in detention. Photo: Wayne Hawkins
The intersection of Flinders and Swanston streets was blocked late into the night by demonstrators protesting the treatment of Indigenous youth in detention. Photo: Wayne Hawkins

Four women who locked themselves into a makeshift metal cage were preparing to spend the night on the corner of Flinders and Swanston streets to protest against the abuse of children of prisons.

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