Inside Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre, where kids say they get no help
2 years ago

Inside Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre, where kids say they get no help

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A "gladiator pit", a "war zone", a "kindergarten for the adult prison" — these are just some of the ways Tasmania's only youth detention centre has been described. "I was angry … I think my son's at Ashley, that he's safe where he is, but he's actually got heart issues and no one from that centre has let me know." Ashley Youth Detention Centre is Tasmania's only custodial facility for young offenders. "I remember when I went to apply for the position, they took me into the centre and all I saw was just really struggling young people," he says.

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Judge set to rule on settlement for former Ashley Youth Detention Centre detainees
1 month ago

Judge set to rule on settlement for former Ashley Youth Detention Centre detainees

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A Tasmanian Supreme Court judge is set to rule on whether a $75 million compensation payment for 129 former detainees of the state's only youth prison be approved. In Tasmania's first class action, it was alleged the former inmates had suffered, witnessed or were threatened with sexual abuse, serious physical abuse, and false imprisonment while at the Ashley Youth Detention …

Ashley Youth Detention Centre replacement facilities shelved for community-service approach by Tasmanian government
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ashley Youth Detention Centre replacement facilities shelved for community-service approach by Tasmanian government

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The Tasmanian government appears to have shelved four out of the five facilities it was going to build to replace the state's troubled youth detention centre. Labelled a "gladiator pit" and a "prison for kids" the horrors of the Ashley Youth Detention Centre spilled into the spotlight during the state's Commission of Inquiry into Government Responses to Child Sexual Abuse …

'I thought I was going to die': Former youth detainee says staff turned off fire sprinklers
1 year, 5 months ago

'I thought I was going to die': Former youth detainee says staff turned off fire sprinklers

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In short: A former detainee claims he was injured in a fire that escalated because staff had turned off fire sprinklers. The department is investigating the fire that was deliberately lit by a detainee at the facility A former detainee at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre says he suffered burns in a fire that escalated because the facility's sprinkler system …

Nine ministers had oversight of the Ashley Youth Detention Centre, but all of them were absent from the abuse inquiry
2 years, 3 months ago

Nine ministers had oversight of the Ashley Youth Detention Centre, but all of them were absent from the abuse inquiry

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Australians have heard shocking and harrowing evidence over recent weeks about young people being mistreated while incarcerated at Tasmania's only juvenile detention centre. Photo shows A graphic showing a medical worker with blackened face looking at a folder in front of a sign reading: LGH Emergency After horrific tales of invasive strip searches, beatings and gang rapes, Tasmania's Commission of …

Former Ashley Youth Detention Centre detainees lodge class action over alleged abuse
2 years, 4 months ago

Former Ashley Youth Detention Centre detainees lodge class action over alleged abuse

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More than 100 former detainees of Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre have lodged a class action in Tasmania's Supreme Court, alleging they were whipped, kicked, bullied, encouraged to join gangs, sexually abused and stripped naked. Key points: The court documents detail the claims of the four men dating back to the early 1990s One man alleged that he found the …

Ashley Youth Detention Centre in Tasmania's north to close down and be replaced by two new facilities
3 years, 3 months ago

Ashley Youth Detention Centre in Tasmania's north to close down and be replaced by two new facilities

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Tasmania's troubled youth detention centre will be closed and replaced with a therapeutic model of care, in a significant change of direction announced by the state government. Key points: Two separate facilities across the state will replace the Ashley Youth Detention Centre over the next three years The centre has been the subject of sexual abuse claims and is the …

Female Ashley detention worker alleges bullying and sexual harassment
3 years, 7 months ago

Female Ashley detention worker alleges bullying and sexual harassment

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Female employees of Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre say they were subject to sexist, bullying behaviour by other staff while working at the facility. Key points: One woman alleges she was "subjected to severe bullying" by some staff The worker ultimately went on stress leave Another woman alleges she left her job following severe bullying One woman was brought …

Ashley Youth Detention Centre staffer accused of rape was not stood down for 10 months, Tasmanian Parliament hears
3 years, 9 months ago

Ashley Youth Detention Centre staffer accused of rape was not stood down for 10 months, Tasmanian Parliament hears

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Management at Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre knew a staff member had been accused of a rape for 10 months before standing them down, according to a claim made in Tasmania's Parliament. Greens leader Cassy O'Connor told Parliament management became aware of a potential incident involving a staff member and a teenager at the facility in January 2020. "How can …

Former premier labels Ashley a 'mini Risdon Prison', urges its closure
4 years ago

Former premier labels Ashley a 'mini Risdon Prison', urges its closure

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A former Tasmanian Labor premier has described how she "felt sick" walking into Ashley Youth Detention Centre when responsible for the facility, and is joining calls for the Liberal State Government to close it down. Key points: A former premier who was also responsible for Ashley Youth Detention Centre says the facility was putting children on the "pathway to Risdon" …

Staffer accused of Ashley Youth Detention Centre abuse promoted
4 years ago

Staffer accused of Ashley Youth Detention Centre abuse promoted

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An employee of Tasmania's only youth detention centre was promoted after allegations of serious misconduct were made against them, the ABC can reveal. Key points: Greens leader Cassy O'Connor told Parliament she's had numerous complaints from the public disputing Government claims Ashley is safe for children She wants confirmation whether a staff member stood down after rape allegations had recently …

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