❓ Question on Notice regarding the number of children and young people held at Unit 18, and their subsequent involvement with adult custodial facilities and child protection services. The answer provides specific figures for the period from July 2022 to November 2025.
AnsweredQoN 878Legislative Council
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I refer to youth detention, specifically Unit 18, and I ask: (a) how many distinct children and young people have been held at Unit 18 since it opened; (b) of the children and young people in (a), how many have since been detained in an adult custodial facility; and (c) of the children and young people in (a), how many have been in the Department of Communities' (Child Protection) care?
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Answered
11 December 2025
Responded by
Minister for the Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
8 days
The Department of Justice advises:
a) From 20 July 2022 to midnight 30 November 2025, 92 distinct children and young people have been held at Unit 18 since it opened.
b) Of those 92 children and young people who have been held at Unit 18, 54 have since been detained in an adult custodial facility.
c) Of those 92 children and young people who have been held at Unit 18, 29 were identified as having been in the care of Department of Communities (Child Protection).
a) From 20 July 2022 to midnight 30 November 2025, 92 distinct children and young people have been held at Unit 18 since it opened.
b) Of those 92 children and young people who have been held at Unit 18, 54 have since been detained in an adult custodial facility.
c) Of those 92 children and young people who have been held at Unit 18, 29 were identified as having been in the care of Department of Communities (Child Protection).
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