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‘Lives placed at serious risk’: Four Corners report sparks new calls for youth justice overhaul

Human rights commissioners say urgent action is needed after program shows images of forcibly restrained children in Perth facility

The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2022

'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

Judge issues WA government contempt of court warning over children detained in adult prison

The WA government is 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's happening as 'barbaric", "cruel" and "a form of child abuse".

ABC News · Oct 21, 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