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Ethan James

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Tas youth detention abuse hearings resume - The Untold Story

Alysha was employed as a clinical consultant at Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

Staff at Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre were like a "pack of animals", says a former detainee, who claimed workers would break the arms and legs of children in their care.

Erin, who gave evidence to an abuse inquiry under a pseudonym, said she was the only girl at the centre when she was sexually assaulted while unsupervised with ten male detainees.

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