A former guard takes us inside WA's only youth detention centre, describing rolling lockdowns, staff exodus and a broken system.
The situation at the Banksia Hill youth detention centre in Perth has "never been as bad as it currently is", according to a former guard who left the facility last year.from the juvenile detention centre to the maximum security Casuarina Prison following a reported "escalation in extreme behaviour".
"For the boys it's terrible. They've been locked down for the night-time period, then they're up for maybe one or two hours before they have to go back to their cell. And that obviously increases the angst and the agitation of the detainees." That report by the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services found staff shortages had resulted in "rolling lockdowns".
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