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Youth facility 'improved' despite rooftop stand-off

A youth detention centre where six inmates climbed onto a roof during a stand-off with authorities has improved in recent years, a government minister says.

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Reform thwarted at jail with 'racist' culture: inquest

A senior public servant faced barriers "way beyond what I imagined" when he tried to turn around a trouble-plagued youth detention centre.

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High security centre to be 'world's best' youth prison

A new 30-bed, $100 million youth detention facility will be "the best of its kind in the world", the WA Government says.

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Teen's custody death triggers call for justice overhaul

The death of a second Indigenous teenager in custody in less than a year has prompted calls for an overhaul of the youth justice system.

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Indigenous teenager dies at WA’s Banksia Hill youth detention centre

The 17-year-old is the second child to die in custody in Western Australia in less than a year

The Guardian - AU

Indigenous boy fighting for life after custody incident

A 16-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he was found unresponsive in his cell at the Unit 18 detention facility in Western Australia.

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Indigenous boy, 16, in critical condition after being found unresponsive at WA youth prison

Boy resuscitated at Casuarina prison before being taken to Perth’s Sir Charles Gairdner hospital

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WA government illegally held three teenage detainees in prolonged lockdowns, court rules

Lockdowns for total of 167 days for three juveniles were effectively ‘solitary confinement’, WA supreme court finds

The Guardian - AU

Rat-plagued WA youth detention centre in ‘acute crisis’

Perth's Banksia Hill youth detention centre is in a state of emergency with unprecedented staff shortages and frequent lockdowns.

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Filthy and overrun with rats: Banksia Hill detention centre in ‘acute crisis’, inspector finds

‘Every element’ of the facility is failing, with young people confined to cells for long periods of time due to staffing shortages, the report says

The Guardian - AU

Banksia Hill Detention Centre guards lack working with children qualifications, union says

The Department of Justice is accused of allowing prison guards to work in youth detention centres without valid working with children checks, as an expert warns of a "legal minefield" over other missing qualifications.

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Mother of teen assaulted at Banksia Hill slams government over lack of communication on her son

A Banksia Hill detainee who was assaulted by a guard last year was allegedly put in the controversial "fold up" restraint months after it was banned, as his mother blasts authorities for not keeping her informed on her son.

ABC News

‘Horrific’ allegations by WA youth detainees detail sexually inappropriate behaviour and excessive force

Greens MP says letters tabled in parliament allege young people ‘enduring worse conditions than … farm animals’ at Banksia Hill and Casuarina facilities

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Fresh claims of violence, abuse in youth detention

Dozens of complaint letters allege youths in detention have been subjected to excessive use of force and sexualised language by custodial officers.

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Dozens of complaints against Banksia Hill Detention Centre staff tabled in WA parliament

Claims of sexual misconduct and excessive use of force by custodial officers against youth detainees at Banksia Hill Detention Centre are tabled in the WA parliament.

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Another class action launched against WA government over treatment of Banksia Hill detainees

The WA government faces a fresh lawsuit in the Federal Court over its alleged unlawful treatment of juvenile detainees at a controversial unit in the adult Casuarina Prison.

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What is FASD and how much of a role did it play in the latest Banksia Hill Detention Centre riot?

As Mark McGowan describes FASD as "excuse making" following the latest riot at Banksia Hill, state political reporter Keane Bourke explains how the disorder can drastically impact young people's decisions.

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WA Premier Mark McGowan says Banksia Hill damage bill could reach $30 million after latest disturbance

The WA premier reveals an astronomical damage bill after the latest disturbance at Banksia Hill Detention Centre, conduct he described as "appalling".

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Breaking the cycle: protesters demand solutions for youth detainees of Banksia Hill

Advocates say system is broken and government needs to work with local community to support young people

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Protesters rally outside Banksia Hill Detention Centre to call for better conditions for detainees

Tensions flare as dozens of protesters voice concern over the treatment of inmates at the Banksia Hill Detention Centre in Perth following last week's riot.

The New Daily

WA Premier Mark McGowan steps up his condemnation of juvenile ‘terrorists’ at Banksia Hill detention centre

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has doubled down on his criticism of young inmates involved in a riot at the Banksia Hill centre

The New Daily

Experts slam WA Premier Mark McGowan over ‘terrorism’ link to Banksia Hill detainees

The union that represents prison guards has called for a change in the way youth justice is approached in Western Australia.

The New Daily

Major disturbance erupts at Perth detention centre

Western Australia's Department of Justice is responding to a major disturbance at the Banksia Hill Detention Centre involving almost 50 juvenile detainees.

ABC News

Banksia Hill Detention Centre riot over as armed police move in to arrest teenagers on roof

A riot at the Banksia Hill Detention Centre ends after inmates held police at bay for more than 12 hours, with confronting vision showing armed officers on the roof moving in to quell the disturbance.

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Banksia Hill call for help issued by WA children's commissioner after Casuarina Prison youth riot

Children locked down at WA's main juvenile detention centre need far greater mental health support, according to the woman appointed to look after the interests of the state's children.

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