Tuesday 5 July 2022 06:42 PM Youth inmates moved to adult prison in Perth causing almost millions in damages trends now
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A 'difficult cohort' of young offenders is being moved to an adult prison after months of destroying infrastructure, assaulting staff and causing almost $2million in damages.
The group of 20 boys, the youngest just 14 years old, had significant offending histories and also harmed themselves at Banksia Hill Detention Centre in Perth.
The reign of violence had left more than 100 of Banksia Hill's 260 cells damaged and more than 30 unfit for use.
They will be moved to a new youth detention facility at Casuarina Prison, south of Perth.
A reign of violence at Banksia Hill Detention Centre left more than 100 of its 260 cells damaged and more than 30 unfit for use. Pictured is damage at Banksia Hill
In one case, a boy escaped from his cell and attacked an officer with a broom.
West Australian Corrective Services Minister Bill Johnston said youth detention centres were not built as securely as prisons, so relocating this group was necessary to ensure the safety of custodial officers.
'Banksia Hill is a youth detention facility and it's built in a different manner to an adult male prison. So, obviously, the cells at the male prison are much
