The South Australian Youth Remand and Assessment Centre, SAYRAC, was the new name given to Vaughan House in 1979. Located in Enfield, this government-run Centre provided secure care and assessment for boys and girls aged 10 to 18. It also accommodated children who had not committed offences. SAYRAC closed in 1993 when the Cavan Training…
The McNally Training Centre opened at Magill in 1967 in new buildings on the site of the Boys’ Reformatory, Magill. Run by the government, it provided secure care for boys aged 15 to 18 sentenced by the Juvenile Court for committing offences. Younger boys were sent to Brookway Park. In the 1970s McNally also took…
The Brisbane Youth Detention Centre in Wacol, is run by the Department of Justice and Attorney General. It accommodates females and males aged 10-17 who have been refused bail and remanded into custody, or sentenced to spend time in detention for an offence.
The Westbrook Training Centre, run by the government, was situated at Westbrook, 15 kilometres south west of Toowoomba. It operated as a reformatory for boys under the age of 18 who were confined by a court order. It was previously known as the Farm Home for Boys, Westbrook and in 1966 the name was changed…
The Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Detention Centre, at Windsor, was formerly known as the Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Centre. A government-run facility, it operated under its new name as a remand centre until 2001, when it closed. The Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions (1998-1999) examined conditions at the Sir Leslie…
The Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Centre, at Windsor, was a State government-run institution for children perceived to be ‘trouble-makers’, emotionally disturbed children, and those who had broken the law. It came into being in 1983 and was formerly the Wilson Youth Hospital. The report of the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland…
The Wilson Youth Hospital, at Windsor, was a State government-run institution that opened in 1961. It accommodated ‘trouble-makers’, emotionally disturbed children, and those who had broken the law. The Wilson Hospital was also ‘home’ to many orphans and homeless children. It was renamed Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Centre in 1983. In 1961 the Wilson Youth…
Reiby Juvenile Justice Centre, at Airds, near Campbelltown, was opened under the Department of Juvenile Justice in 1991. It had been the Reiby Training School, for girls, but became a centre for males under the age of 16 years, who are on control orders or on remand. According to the Department of Juvenile Justice, Reiby…
The Parramatta Girls Training Home was the name given in 1912 to the former Parramatta Girls Industrial School. It accommodated around 160 to 200 older girls at a time. The girls had been charged with crimes, or committed by welfare organisations. In 1946, after a public controversy, its name changed again to the Parramatta Girls…
The Metropolitan Children’s Court was established in 1911, when the Children’s Court moved to Albion Street, Sydney from Ormond House. The courthouse also housed the Metropolitan Shelter for Boys. The Metropolitan Children’s Court was criticised for overcrowding, its poor location and facilites and on 29 April 1983 it closed when the Bidura Children’s Court opened…
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