Six officers injured in ‘major disturbance’ involving juvenile detainees at WA’s Casuarina adult prison

WA justice department says the riot at Casuarina prison damaged infrastructure and ended after juvenile detainees surrendered to officers during the night. Photograph: WA Department Of Justice/AAP

Juvenile detainees being held in a maximum-security adult prison in Western Australia allegedly broke out of their cells and assaulted a guard overnight.

The state government has faced widespread criticism for moving juveniles from the Banksia Hill juvenile detention centre, some as young as 14, to the adult jail at Casuarina.