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| Rehousing youths unlawfully moved to adult jail a 'wicked question', say police | |
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| One of Victoria’s top cops says deciding where to house young offenders is a “wicked” conundrum, after a court ruled it was illegal to send teenagers to an adult prison. | One of Victoria’s top cops says deciding where to house young offenders is a “wicked” conundrum, after a court ruled it was illegal to send teenagers to an adult prison. |
| A group of youths will spend Christmas in Victoria’s maximum security adult jail, despite a court ruling their transfer to Barwon prison following riots in a youth detention centre was illegal, because the government has said it has nowhere else to put them. | A group of youths will spend Christmas in Victoria’s maximum security adult jail, despite a court ruling their transfer to Barwon prison following riots in a youth detention centre was illegal, because the government has said it has nowhere else to put them. |
| The teens were transferred in November after trashing the Parkville and Malmsbury youth detention centres during riots. | The teens were transferred in November after trashing the Parkville and Malmsbury youth detention centres during riots. |
| Victoria police deputy commissioner Shane Patton acknowledged it was a difficult situation on Thursday. | Victoria police deputy commissioner Shane Patton acknowledged it was a difficult situation on Thursday. |
| “I would say that Parkville [youth justice centre] was trashed by youths who were there,” Patton told 3AW. “So where do you put them? | “I would say that Parkville [youth justice centre] was trashed by youths who were there,” Patton told 3AW. “So where do you put them? |
| “They need to be housed so that they are safe and their human rights are protected, but the community needs to be protected as well, and the staff working there. This is probably best described as a really wicked question.” | “They need to be housed so that they are safe and their human rights are protected, but the community needs to be protected as well, and the staff working there. This is probably best described as a really wicked question.” |
| Victorian supreme court judge Greg Garde on Wednesday ruled the state government’s decision to transfer youths to the Grevillea unit at Barwon prison “failed to give proper consideration to their human rights”. | Victorian supreme court judge Greg Garde on Wednesday ruled the state government’s decision to transfer youths to the Grevillea unit at Barwon prison “failed to give proper consideration to their human rights”. |
| He initially ordered their almost immediate release, but later relented when government lawyers claimed there was no alternative secure accommodation available. | He initially ordered their almost immediate release, but later relented when government lawyers claimed there was no alternative secure accommodation available. |
| A stay has been placed on their transfer out of Barwon prison until 28 December. | A stay has been placed on their transfer out of Barwon prison until 28 December. |