Guardian Australia’s In the Box investigation wins award at Walkley Foundation’s Mid-Year Media Prizes
Ben Smee and Melissa Davey’s investigation uncovered stories of incarcerated children who were born with severe intellectual disabilities
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A groundbreaking Guardian Australia investigation into incarcerated teenagers born with severe intellectual disabilities has been awarded the Media Diversity Australia prize at the Walkley Foundation’s Mid-Year Media Prizes.
In the box: how children with FASD end up in police cells, by Queensland correspondent Ben Smee and medical editor Melissa Davey, uncovered the stories of children who, branded repeat offenders, spend their days locked in adult watch houses despite living with the effects of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
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