Browse Categories - J

List of Categories

Juvenile Justice Centre
A term adopted in the 1990s to describe institutions providing custodial accommodation for remanded or sentenced young people. These places were also sometimes known as juvenile detention centres or youth detention centres. At times, young people have been accommodated in adult prisons.
Ashley Home for Boys (1926 - 1999)
Ashley Youth Detention Centre (1999 - )
Campbell Street Gaol (1821 - 1960)
Launceston Gaol (1827 - 1917)
Launceston Police Watch House (1917 - 1976)
Launceston Reception Prison (1976 - )
Risdon Prison (1960 - )
Weeroona Girls' Training Centre (1959 - 1979)