Premier Roger Cook said Corrective Services did not have enough resources. “We’re hamstrung by infrastructure. We’re hamstrung by availability of staff,” he said following the tragic death of the teenager in custody.
West Australian Premier Roger Cook says the system needs to do better following the death of an Indigenous teenager who self-harmed in the youth wing at an adult prison.
He said he didn’t want youths to be detained in the maximum-security men’s prison but it was necessary after a riot at Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre caused extensive damage.“Unit 18 is not what we want. It’s not where we want but it is one of the necessities of our response to the situation in Banksia Hill,” Cook said.His death is being investigated by the Department of Justice and the coroner.
The Justice Reform Initiative said Unit 18 and Banksia Hill should be closed “to prevent further harm to the children being held there”. “We cannot accept keeping children locked in facilities we know are harming them, and we cannot accept more government inaction.”
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