BANKSIA Hill Detention Centre, the state’s only juvenile facility — and scene of a major riot — will get an additional $2 million. The government has spent $929,000 fixing damage to the centre from ...

A dedicated radio station launches at a Western Sydney juvenile justice facility, helping troubled teens share their stories and rewrite their futures.

CHILDREN at WA's sole juvenile detention centre will participate in a study to determine if they have foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Researchers are developing a FASD screening test to be used on ...

The youth custodial officers fear the young offenders could pose a safety risk if they're allowed back into Banksia Hill Detention Centre too soon after a violent rampage in January. During the riot, ...

AT about 6.30pm on Sunday, four teens jammed the locks in a maximum security yard of the Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre before breaking through the building into another yard to collect another ...

Children accused of being involved in a crime spree in Western Australia's north "belong in detention", the state's ...

In a report tabled in parliament today, Inspector of Custodial Services Neil Morgan said there were clear risks associated with cramming in young offenders from the Rangeview juvenile remand centre at ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday ordered an inquiry into the treatment of children in detention after the airing of video showing prison guards teargassing ...

CHILDREN at a West Australian juvenile detention centre are set to take part in a study into fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Researchers are developing a FASD screening test to be used on 200 youths, ...

Children are being kept in solitary confinement without basic amenities in Queensland’s youth detention centres due to staff shortages and increased demand.