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Northern Territory - Organisation
Malak House Juvenile Detention Centre (1987 - 1991)
- From
- 1987
- To
- 1991
- Categories
- Government-run, Children's Home, Youth Training Centre, Juvenile Justice Centre, Home
- Alternative Names
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Malak House was the new name for Malak House Remand and Assessment Centre from 1987. Located in Malak, a suburb of Darwin, it operated as a detention centre for young people who had committed offences. Malak House closed in 1991 and was replaced by the Don Dale Detention Centre.
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Malak House Juvenile Detention Centre, located on the corner of Malak Crescent and Patterson Street, came into being when Malak House changed its purpose from a Remand and Assessment Centre to a detention centre in 1987.
In the late 1980s after a number of abscondings from Malak House, 'the grim reality' of conditions in the institution was reported in the media. A former youth worker talked of the harsh treatment of children in the Home and residents shared stories of long periods of solitary confinement.
Both Malak House in Darwin and Giles House in Alice Springs closed in 1991. All young offenders were sent to the newly opened Don Dale Detention Centre in Darwin.
Locations
- 1987 - 1991
- Address - Malak House was situated at Lot 3874, corner of Malak Crescent and Patterson Street, Malak
Timeline
- 1976 - 1979
- Chapman Road Remand Home
- 1979 - 1987
- Malak House Remand and Assessment Centre
- 1987 - 1991
- Malak House Juvenile Detention Centre
- 1991 -
- Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre
- Collection Title
- Correctional Services records, Northern Territory Government (1970s - )
- Date Range
- 1970 -
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Territory Families, Housing and Communities Freedom of Information unit:
Postal Address: GPO Box 2391, Darwin NT 0801
Phone: (08) 8999 1793
Email: FOI@nt.gov.au
Website: https://tfhc.nt.gov.au/publications-and-policies/foi-and-legal/request-to-access-housing-information
DETAILS
- Series Title
- General Administration Files, Annual Single number series with "N" prefix, Department of Community Development
- Date Range
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- Reference
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630
[Northern Territory Archives Service Series ID (NTRS)]
- Contact
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Please contact the Northern Territory Archives Service:
Email: ask@lant.nt.gov.au
Darwin Office:
Postal Address: GPO Box 874, Darwin NT 0801
Phone: (08) 8924 7677 or 1800 019 155
Alice Springs Office:
Postal Address: PO Box 8225, Alice Springs NT 0871
Phone: (08) 8951 5669
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