The Tasmanian Government said it will close the Ashley Youth Detention Centre within the next 3 years amid allegations of abuse.
Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein said the closure will allow for ‘major systemic change’.
A report funded by the Tasmanian Government in 2016 found that the Centre was ‘ineffective, costly, and outdated’, and recommended it be shut down and replaced with two newer, smaller centres.