Dylan Voller granted early release in NT
Dylan Voller, the young man whose image of him hooded and strapped into a chair sparked a royal commission into the Northern Territory's youth justice system, has been granted early release.
The NT's Supreme Court granted Mr Voller's release on bail after he applied for a sentence reconsideration application.
Defence lawyer Peter O'Brien praised Mr Voller's bravery in a tweet following the verdict.
"We could not be prouder of this brave, articulate boy. We hope his story brings change to NT justice.
The inquiry was sparked when footage of Dylan Voller being tear-gassed, spit-hooded and shackled in the youth prison system was aired on national television earlier this year.
The 19-year-old Aboriginal man was jailed in 2014 for a violent ice-fuelled crime spree.
He wasn't due for release until October but in December he made the case for him to be released into the Alice Springs-based Bush Mob rehabilitation program under "strict supervision."
Defence barrister David Dalton SC told the NT Supreme Court last year his client had endured "onerous conditions" in custody and has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Mr Voller told royal commission, painting a disturbing picture of mental and physical torment while locked up.
Mr Voller claimed he was starved, regularly strip-searched and forced to defecate in a pillowcase after being denied access to toilets.
"These incidents have been terribly traumatic," Mr Dalton said.
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