Grafton Shelter was established by the Department of Youth and Community Services at Swallow Road, South Grafton in 1979. It provided short-term detention for up to 6 children at a time who were on remand and awaiting court appearances, or awaiting transfer to a youth detention facility. Prior to the opening of the shelter these children were detained in the cells at the Grafton police station. Children’s stays at the Shelter were often as short as only one night, but some spent up to three weeks there. In 1981 33 children passed through the Shelter. It is not yet known when the Grafton Shelter closed, however it was possibly closed in 1999 with the opening of the Acmena Youth Justice Centre, which was also located on Swallow Road, South Grafton.
From
1979
To
1999?
1923? - 1990?
Grafton Shelter was situated at Lot 2, Swallow Road, South Grafton, New South Wales (Building Demolished)