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Detention

Detention

by Ralph Jackman

A rookie teacher. The toughest prison school in Australia.

Format
Paperback
Category
Non-Fiction
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Publish Date
June 2026

A powerful and moving memoir about how the youth detention system is letting down our most desperate and damaged kids, and how one rookie teacher fought the system on their behalf. Explosive, heart-breaking, inspiring.

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