Alice Springs Juvenile Holding Centre
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Alice Springs Juvenile Holding Centre is a medium to high maximum security prison in Alice Springs, Northern Territory
, Australia
.
centre for up to four days and can hold up to ten juveniles of either sex. Longer remand periods or sentences are moved to Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre
in Darwin
. Despite this being against the recommendations of the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
, there is no plan to establish a longer term juvenile detention centre in Alice Springs.
Added February 2011:
This month, the Northern Territory Government announced they would be opening a Juvenile Detention Facility in Alice Springs with place for 24 detainees.
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Capability
It was designed for use as a short-term holding and remandDetention of suspects
The detention of suspects is the process of keeping a person who has been arrested in a police-cell, remand prison or other detention centre before trial or sentencing. One criticism of pretrial detention is that eventual acquittal can be a somewhat hollow victory, in that there is no way to...
centre for up to four days and can hold up to ten juveniles of either sex. Longer remand periods or sentences are moved to Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre
Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre
Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre is a detention centre for youth aged 10–17 located in Berrimah, Northern Territory, Australia.-References:*Adlam, Nigel . "No Hope Left for Boot Camp." Northern Territory News. 26 December....
in Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
. Despite this being against the recommendations of the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody studied and reported on the high level of deaths of Aboriginal people whilst in custody after being arrested or convicted of committing crimes. This included suicide, natural causes, medical conditions and injuries caused by police...
, there is no plan to establish a longer term juvenile detention centre in Alice Springs.
Added February 2011:
This month, the Northern Territory Government announced they would be opening a Juvenile Detention Facility in Alice Springs with place for 24 detainees.
See also
- Alice Springs Correctional CentreAlice Springs Correctional CentreAlice Springs Correctional Centre is a medium and maximum security Australian prison located 25 km outside Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.- Capability :Classification Maximum/Medium/Minimum...
- Crime in Alice SpringsCrime in Alice SpringsCrime is a significant social issue in Alice Springs. The main source of crime is Alice Spring's large unemployed population of Aboriginal residents, who live in camps throughout the town, and in camps nearby.- Statistics :...
- List of Australian prisons