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Police quell riot at Melbourne youth detention centre Police quell riot at Melbourne youth detention centre
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Dozens of riot police stormed a Melbourne youth detention centre overnight as prisoners tried to break out of a secure area.Dozens of riot police stormed a Melbourne youth detention centre overnight as prisoners tried to break out of a secure area.
Staff were evacuated and more than 35 police were brought in, including the public order response team and the dog squad, to bring a riot under control at the Parkville Youth Justice Centre.Staff were evacuated and more than 35 police were brought in, including the public order response team and the dog squad, to bring a riot under control at the Parkville Youth Justice Centre.
A group of up to 20 inmates had broken out of the southern secure unit of the centre and were trying to force their way into another unit about 8pm on Saturday night. It is understood seven young people accessed the roof cavity of a single unit, and the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services said there was never any threat to the security of the facility’s perimeter.
It is being reported that several inmates broke into the roof cavity of the building, causing staff to flee. News Corp reported a greater number of inmates were involved, and that they had broken out of the centre’s southern unit.
Victoria police said on Sunday morning that all those involved in the disturbance were located and accounted for by about 1.20am. The group have now been moved to Malmsbury, a separate youth justice facility in central Victoria, and the Grevillea unit in Barwon adult prison.
The incident began at 7.45pm and Victoria police said on Sunday morning that all those involved in the disturbance were located and accounted for by about 1.20am.
Several prisoners were removed from the centre and will be assisting police with their inquiries.Several prisoners were removed from the centre and will be assisting police with their inquiries.
A Department of Health and Human Services spokesman said there were no injuries during the incident and damage to the facility would be assessed.A Department of Health and Human Services spokesman said there were no injuries during the incident and damage to the facility would be assessed.
“There were no injuries to young people, staff or police and at no point was there a threat to the security of the perimeter of the facility,” the spokesman said.
“Damage to the facility will be assessed with repair work to start as soon as this is completed,” he said.
The latest disturbance follows a series of incidents at Victorian youth justice centres, including a riot at Parkville in mid-November in which about 30 inmates trashed their cells, and another disturbance at the Malmsbury detention centre.The latest disturbance follows a series of incidents at Victorian youth justice centres, including a riot at Parkville in mid-November in which about 30 inmates trashed their cells, and another disturbance at the Malmsbury detention centre.
Some of the youths involved in those disturbances were transferred to the state’s highest security adult prison, Barwon.Some of the youths involved in those disturbances were transferred to the state’s highest security adult prison, Barwon.
The youths remain in the prison’s Grevillea unit in single cells despite two courts ordering they be moved to more suitable facilities.The youths remain in the prison’s Grevillea unit in single cells despite two courts ordering they be moved to more suitable facilities.
Lawyers challenged the transfer in the Supreme Court, which found the government had acted unlawfully.Lawyers challenged the transfer in the Supreme Court, which found the government had acted unlawfully.
The government appealed and lost, and the Court of Appeal ordered them to move the teenagers, but the government instead rebranded the Grevillea unit as a youth facility.The government appealed and lost, and the Court of Appeal ordered them to move the teenagers, but the government instead rebranded the Grevillea unit as a youth facility.
More riots. Victorians deserve better than this ongoing mayhem. Jenny Mikakos must resign. #springst https://t.co/08SDfHnGbG
The oppositon spokesman for families and children, Georgie Crozier, tweeted on Sunday morning that Victorians “deserve better than this ongoing mayhem”.
Crozier called for Labor’s youth affairs minister, Jenny Mikakos, to resign.
–Australian Associated Press contributed to this report