The Latest Breaking News from Banksia Hill

'Urgent' action sought at WA youth prison

A decade of failings at Western Australia's youth prison has been laid bare by an independent inspector as the premier rules out an inquiry into the facility.

AAP · Nov 15, 2022

'Folding up' restraint may be banned as Banksia Hill summit announced by WA government

The use of a 'figure four' or 'folding up' restraint technique in WA correctional facilities is set to be reviewed, with Premier Mark McGowan also announcing a meeting with key stakeholders over Banksia Hill Detention Centre.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022

Calls for royal commission into WA youth justice, as judge again condemns Banksia Hill

The former head of WA's Children's Court has called for a Royal Commission into the state's juvenile justice system as the fallout over the treatment of youth offenders in the state reaches boiling point.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022

‘The system’s broken’: the crisis gripping Australia’s juvenile justice centres

There are calls for urgent reforms across the country, where some jurisdictions incarcerate children as young as 10

The Guardian - AU · Oct 9, 2022

Lawyers to file Federal Court bid to halt transfer of children from Banksia Hill to Casuarina Prison

Lawyers are set to file an application to the Federal Court by the end of the week to stop the WA government from transferring children from the Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre to Casuarina Prison.

ABC News · Oct 6, 2022

WA youth prison staff seeking compensation

An independent inspector has questioned the response of Western Australia's government to troubles at the Banksia Hill juvenile detention centre.

AAP · Sep 23, 2022

What kind of country are we that treats children in prison with such cruelty and brutality?

Our colonial history began as a convict settlement and the culture of punishment and cruelty has not changed

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2022

Anger over 14-year-old boy's move from Banksia Hill youth detention centre to Casuarina Prison

A prominent Perth lawyer expresses outrage that a client aged just 14 is now being held at Casuarina prison, saying he's been given no reason for why the boy was transferred to the maximum-security adult jail.

ABC News · Sep 21, 2022

'Isolation, brutality' at WA youth prison

The disability royal commission has heard harrowing evidence about historical conditions inside the Banksia Hill juvenile detention centre in Perth.

AAP · Sep 19, 2022

Youths detained at Perth Watch House amid 'exceptional circumstances' at Banksia Hill

WA Police admit "exceptional circumstances" meant two juveniles were kept at the adult Perth Watch House earlier this week, drawing criticism from the state's Commissioner for Children and Young People.

ABC News · Sep 15, 2022