In 2016, five years ago now, the independent Noetic report, made it abundantly clear that the Ashley Youth Detention Centre is failing young people.
Three people have been stood down from AYDC including one person on a serious allegation of a sexual act with a child.
We understand the Serious Event Review Team was alerted, as was Child Safety Services.
In Question Time today, we asked the Minister for Human Services, about two very serious allegations, relating to Ashley Youth Detention Centre.
In January 2020, management of Ashley Youth Detention Centre were made aware of potential historical rape allegation.
Another Custodial Inspector report, another swathe of critical failures at Ashley Youth Detention Centre (AYCD) have been exposed.
We have heard testimony that there is indeed a culture of abuse and cover-up at Ashley, that the problems are not just historical.
It is a deeply concerning allegation that children are going to night courts and appearing before a justice of the peace or a bench justice and a prosecutor.
The independent Noetic report in 2016 strongly recommended Ashley's closure and replacement with two small therapeutic centres.
A significant part of the Estimates with Mr Jaensch this year dealt with that terrible, unsafe place that is Ashley Youth Detention Centre.