‘Roseanne, like many other Indigenous children in remote Central Australia, was born with foetal alcohol-related brain damage. She grew up beyond the effective reach of the state welfare services overlapping her homeland. Her behaviour, the result of years of neglect and abuse, inevitably brought her into contact with the criminal justice system. Found unfit to plead, and unconvicted of any offences, she waited in prison until the time came when proper disability care could be provided.’