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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.

ABC News · Jun 4, 2023

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.

ABC News · May 18, 2023

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".

ABC News · May 16, 2023

Teens' Banksia Hill treatment revealed

A class action has been filed with the Federal Court detailing the allegedly shocking treatment of teenagers at Perth's Banksia Hill Detention Centre.

AAP · Jan 13, 2023

Details of new youth restraint method for Banksia Hill Detention Centre will not be made public, department says

A new and undisclosed technique for restraining young people in detention in WA will not involve "a folding of the legs", but the Department of Justice says further details will not be released.

ABC News · Dec 21, 2022

Kimberley Indigenous leader details young relative's traumatic experience at Banksia Hill Detention Centre

A prominent Indigenous leader details their young relative's violent experience at Banksia Hill Detention Centre, as a leading human rights advocate calls for a national plan to overhaul Australia's youth justice system.

ABC News · Nov 21, 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

Disability royal commission examines poor treatment and 'disgusting' conditions in criminal justice system

A woman who lives with muscular dystrophy says she was repeatedly dropped while being transferred from her wheelchair in prison, and that once she thought the guards were "trying to kill" her.

ABC News · Sep 21, 2022

Transfer of Banksia Hill detainees to Casuarina Prison a sign of a 'broken' system, retired judge says

The longest-serving president of Western Australia's children's court has slammed the state's youth justice system as "broken" and "a basket case", following the recent transfer of teenage boys from Banksia Hill Detention Centre to an adult prison.

ABC News · Aug 3, 2022

Seventeen Banksia Hill juvenile inmates moved to Casuarina Prison

The teenagers, formerly detained at Banksia Hill Detention Centre, move to an isolated unit at the maximum-security Casuarina Prison.

ABC News · Jul 20, 2022