Detainees were placed in isolation 5,412 times for security reasons between January and March
‘Isolating children as young as 10 in tiny prison cells for hours on end, with virtually no contact with other human beings, is cruel and harmful,’ says Monique Hurley from the Human Rights Law Centre.‘Isolating children as young as 10 in tiny prison cells for hours on end, with virtually no contact with other human beings, is cruel and harmful,’ says Monique Hurley from the Human Rights Law Centre.
In an answer to a question on notice, the Department of Justice confirmed the longest time spent in isolation at the Parkville Youth Justice facility so far this financial year was 11 hours, while at Malmsbury Youth Justice it was 10 hours and 45 minutes. Youth justice minister, Natalie Hutchins, credited the 47% decrease in security-based and behaviour-related isolations to an increase in frontline staff and additional training, among other initiatives.
Liana Buchanan, Victoria’s principal commissioner for children and young people, investigated the use of isolation in youth justice facilities in 2016 and found that, in many instances, young people were confined for extended periods in their rooms because of staff shortages. She said there was “no magic solution” to the issues in youth justice, but urged the government to continue to invest in staff from multiple disciplines.
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