A brand new Northern Territory youth detention facility is on the cusp of opening and accepting detainees in Darwin, multiple sources have told the ABC. The ABC understands youth detainees will soon be moved out of their current location at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre, also called the Berrimah prison, to the new youth detention centre in Holtze to make …
Two dormitories at the Alice Springs prison have been destroyed and two inmates hospitalised after a riot overnight in which prisoners broke down doors and set beds on fire, the union says. Key points: A group of 27 inmates set fire to mattresses and smashed down doors during the riot, the prison guard's union says NT Corrections Commissioner Matthew Varley …
Staffing shortages and overcrowding are creating "unacceptable" conditions at Darwin's only prison, with some prisoners sleeping on mattresses on the floor, spending "up to 72 hours at a time in lockdown" and more time on remand, legal advocates claim. Key points: The NT's prison population has spiked in recent years, leading to prisoners having to sleep on floor mattresses Prisoners …
Overcrowding at Darwin Correctional Centre has become so dire that on some nights prisoners are "sleeping on mattresses on the floor", according to one prison guard. Key points: Hundreds of union members and supporters marched in Darwin on May Day Public sector workers protested against the Northern Territory government's proposed four-year wage freeze A Darwin prison officer says the corrections …