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| Police remain at Parkville juvenile justice centre after riots | |
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| Police have responded to a second night of violence at a Victorian youth justice centre. | Police have responded to a second night of violence at a Victorian youth justice centre. |
| Police remained on scene at the Parkville juvenile justice facility on Monday after “a disturbance” late on Sunday evening. | Police remained on scene at the Parkville juvenile justice facility on Monday after “a disturbance” late on Sunday evening. |
| Firefighters and paramedics were on standby from 2am but Ambulance Victoria said its staff hadn’t treated anyone for injuries. | Firefighters and paramedics were on standby from 2am but Ambulance Victoria said its staff hadn’t treated anyone for injuries. |
| On Saturday evening teenage detainees rioted at the same facility. Media reports suggested the detainees climbed on roofs and caused significant damage. | On Saturday evening teenage detainees rioted at the same facility. Media reports suggested the detainees climbed on roofs and caused significant damage. |
| The youth affairs minister, Jenny Mikakos, condemned Saturday’s behaviour and said the government was developing a range of tougher measures to put a stop to it. | The youth affairs minister, Jenny Mikakos, condemned Saturday’s behaviour and said the government was developing a range of tougher measures to put a stop to it. |
| Labor’s spokeswoman, Georgie Crozier, said rioting at the two youth justice centres in Victoria had become commonplace. | Labor’s spokeswoman, Georgie Crozier, said rioting at the two youth justice centres in Victoria had become commonplace. |
| “They [the government] need to step in and fix this mess because there is riot after riot nearly every weekend,” she told 3AW on Monday. | “They [the government] need to step in and fix this mess because there is riot after riot nearly every weekend,” she told 3AW on Monday. |
| The Department of Health and Human Services said it was working to resolve the incident and added there was no threat to the community and the centre’s perimeter was secure. | The Department of Health and Human Services said it was working to resolve the incident and added there was no threat to the community and the centre’s perimeter was secure. |
| “All young people are contained within the facility,” the DHHS said in a statement. “The behaviour of these clients is unacceptable and staff shouldn’t have to tolerate it.” | “All young people are contained within the facility,” the DHHS said in a statement. “The behaviour of these clients is unacceptable and staff shouldn’t have to tolerate it.” |