❓ Question regarding the number of young people at Banksia Hill Detention Centre, specifically those held due to lack of suitable accommodation for bail or supervised release. The answer provides specific numbers as of April 23, 2018.
AnsweredQoN 1102Legislative Council
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I refer to young people accommodated
at Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre, and I ask: (a) how many young people are currently in Banksia Hill Detention Centre; (b) of the young people in (a), how many are in Banksia Hill Detention Centre because there is no appropriate accommodation available for them to be released on bail; and (c) of the young people in (a), how many are in Banksia Hill Detention Centre because there is no appropriate accommodation for them to be released on a supervised release order?
at Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre, and I ask: (a) how many young people are currently in Banksia Hill Detention Centre; (b) of the young people in (a), how many are in Banksia Hill Detention Centre because there is no appropriate accommodation available for them to be released on bail; and (c) of the young people in (a), how many are in Banksia Hill Detention Centre because there is no appropriate accommodation for them to be released on a supervised release order?
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Answered
12 June 2018
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
The Department of Justice advises that as at 23 April 2018 there were:
(a) 149 young people at Banksia Hill Detention Centre.
(b) two young people with bail who did not have suitable accommodation.
(c) three young people at Banksia Hill whose Supervised Release Order had been deferred due to their not having a viable accommodation placement upon release.
(a) 149 young people at Banksia Hill Detention Centre.
(b) two young people with bail who did not have suitable accommodation.
(c) three young people at Banksia Hill whose Supervised Release Order had been deferred due to their not having a viable accommodation placement upon release.
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