25 Jul 2024

First govt military-style boot camps to begin on Monday

From Checkpoint, 4:42 pm on 25 July 2024

The first of the government's controversial military-style boot camps begins on Monday, with 10 young people aged 15 to 17 due to take part at the pilot programme. It will be less than a week after the Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse in state and faith base care was released, which includes details of abuse in boot camps in the 1980s and 1990s. Minister for Children Karen Chhour speaks to Susana Lei'ataua.