Tasmanians who were abused as children in the notorious Ashley youth detention centre reach an in-principle agreement to settle their class action with the state government.
129 former inmates of Tasmania's only youth prison have agreed to settle a legal claim against the state of Tasmania for the sum of $75 million, their lawyer says.
The class action, which was filed in the Supreme Court in 2022, involved 129 former detainees who were at the facility between 1960 and 2023. "And that's really, really important to survivors, to have the government say, 'We've heard your story. We believe you.'"The controversial facility, located in Deloraine, has been variously described as a "gladiator pit", a "war zone" and a "kindergarten for the adult prison".
"Many of them went into Ashley already damaged. Unfortunately, many of them came out of Ashley completely crushed."Ms Sdrinis said the government had been "pro-active" in reaching a prompt in-principle resolution in a trauma informed way.
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