‘Show leadership by heart’:Families say Premier not getting the full story on Banksia Hill
Prisons

‘Show leadership by heart’:Families say Premier not getting the full story on Banksia Hill

Since July,some of the state’s most troubled teens have been sent to Perth’s Casuarina maximum security prison in a unit called Unit 18 after several detainees caused extensive damage to cells at WA’s only youth detention facility,Banksia Hill.

  • byHamish Hastie

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WA youth prison could face more lockdowns despite class action plans
Child safety

WA youth prison could face more lockdowns despite class action plans

Hundreds of past and present detainees have signed up for a planned class action led by Levitt Robinson Solicitors,alleging they suffered inhumane treatment at the facility.

  • byMichael Ramsey
Top judge raises alarm on Banksia Hill staff shortages,lockdowns impact on inmates’ education
Prisons

Top judge raises alarm on Banksia Hill staff shortages,lockdowns impact on inmates’ education

Hylton Quail has long been critical of the detention centre,and during a sentencing on Wednesday told the court he was worried about the impact of the centre’s conditions on education.

  • byHolly Thompson
Banksia Hill ‘more violent than adult prisons’ as guard assaults spike
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Prisons

Banksia Hill ‘more violent than adult prisons’ as guard assaults spike

There were 22 assaults at Banksia Hill Detention Centre in May,giving the youth detention centre the unwanted title of one of the most violent correctional facilities in the state.

  • byHamish Hastie andPeter de Kruijff
Teenager accused of young Newman mother's murder to face trial in February
Courts

Teenager accused of young Newman mother's murder to face trial in February

A teenage boy accused of murdering a young Newman mother will stand trial for two weeks in February,despite a push from his lawyer to bring the trial forward.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola