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Mid close up of man in Congress t-shirt and cap with an Aboriginal flag with blurred background at a youth work centre

"The school was amazing — I've never met better teachers who knew how to work with young, traumatised people,"
Mr Brown said.

A sign showing Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre, in front of the entrance to the prison.

"Every single student we work with wants to learn if we can build enough relationships with them and make them feel safe enough."

A prison fence with barbwire in the foreground with grass and more prison fencing in the background

"The supports and the work that needs to be done has to incorporate family — while they're up in Darwin that makes it close to impossible to happen."

A white woman wearing a grey T-shirt leans on a railing at a youth justice centre

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