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Tim Dornin

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Review sought over wa youth jail lockdowns | History Defined

WA's Aboriginal Legal Service wants a review of the Banksia Hill juvenile detention centre. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Western Australia's Aboriginal Legal Service is seeking a judicial review of continuing lockdowns at Perth's troubled Banksia Hill juvenile detention centre.

The application, listed for hearing in the Supreme Court on Friday, also cites concern over a special unit at the adult Casuarina Prison used to detain a small group of teenagers.

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