Minister For Health – Health in Youth Detention
Understandably, the commission delivered this in a very short term window to be delivered before July 2024.
Dec
2023
5
Ashley Youth Detention Centre
Dec
2023
5
Premier – Ashley Youth Detention Centre
Recommendation 12.1 in the commission's report tells the Government to close Ashley Youth Detention Centre as soon as possible.
Nov
2023
2
Commission of Inquiry – Manager, Ashley Youth Detention Centre
The commission of inquiry documents many instances of deeply problematic behaviour by the former manager of Ashley Youth Detention Centre.
Oct
2023
19
Ashley Youth Detention Centre – Custodial Inspector’s Report
Seventeen reports since 2003 have all found Ashley Youth Detention Centre traumatises and harms young people.
Oct
2023
18
Disgraceful Jaensch Must Go
Premier Jeremy Rockliff has no option but to remove Minister for Children Roger Jaensch from his role.
Oct
2023
18
Ashley Youth Detention Centre – Ongoing Issues
The commission of inquiry found that child sexual abuse at Ashley Youth Detention Centre is not merely a historical problem for the centre but remains a risk.
Oct
2023
11
Urgency Needed for Ashley Closure
The Greens welcome the renewed calls from more than a dozen social service and justice organisations for the State Government to urgently close Ashley
Sep
2023
28
Ashley Youth Detention Centre – Accountability
Yesterday, we heard minister Jaensch describe the previous commitment of past premier Gutwein to close Ashley in 2024 as a 'political decision'.
Sep
2023
27
Youth Justice Facilities – Remand and Detention
The proposed youth justice facilities model released last year indicates that the detention facility will also be for remand.
Sep
2023
27
Ashley Youth Detention Centre Closure
These practices are isolation by another name, are human rights abuses and have the same impact as other isolation practices on children's health and wellbeing.