The WA government has been warned it risks being found in contempt of court for continuing to house juvenile detainees in an adult prison, with a senior Perth judge describing what was happening as "barbaric", "cruel" and "a form of child abuse".
The President of the Children's Court, Hylton Quail, made his comments while sentencing two teenagers to non-custodial sentences for a series of burglaries and robberies committed between June and August this year.
