Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre
{{Short description|Youth detention centre in Perth, Western Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox prison
| prison_name=Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre
| location=Canning Vale, Western Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|-32.109705|115.919085|region:AU-WA_type:landmark|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
| status=Operational
| classification=Medium to maximum security
|website=oics.wa.gov.au|access-date=26 March 2023}}
| opened=September 1997
| managed_by= Department of Corrective Services
| website = {{official url}}
}}
Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre is an Australian juvenile prison facility for offenders aged 10–17 years, located at Canning Vale, Western Australia. It was opened in September 1997 to replace Longmore Detention Centre in Bentley.
Overview
The detainees have access to a variety of activities and educational programs. All detainees have individual "case management plans", which map out the education, training, employment, counselling or other activities they will do whilst in the centre, to work towards their return into the community.
Detainees must attend school until the end of the year they turn 17.
Controversy
In January 2023, a class action was launched against the facility, involving 500 children and young adults who had been detained at the centre. In an affidavit, an allegation was made by an 18-year-old autistic female who claimed she had her human rights violated while detained–she alleges that she was subjected to shackling, seven months of solitary confinement and physical abuse.{{cite web|title=Banksia Hill class action alleges girl with severe autism 'treated like dog' at WA detention centre|work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)|date=13 January 2023|accessdate=13 January 2023|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-13/banksia-hill-detention-centre-class-action-claims/101821518}}{{cite web|title=Banksia Hill: autistic teenage girl 'treated like a dog' at detention centre, class action alleges|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/13/banksia-hill-teenage-girl-with-autism-treated-like-a-dog-at-detention-centre-class-action-alleges|work=The Guardian|date=13 January 2023|accessdate=13 January 2023}}
In August 2024, a 17-year-old boy died by suicide at the facility.{{Cite news |last=Shine |first=Rhiannon |last2=Mayes |first2=Andrea |date=2024-08-30 |title=Teenage boy dies by suicide inside Banksia Hill, second child to die in WA youth detention in less than a year |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-30/banksia-hill-suicide-second-child-death-wa-youth-detention-/104290074 |access-date=2024-08-30 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
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Category:Prisons in Western Australia
Category:1997 establishments in Australia