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Over 1,200 Australians urge immediate closure of WA's notorious Unit 18 children's prison

Social Reinvestment WA gathered with leaders of civil society organisation on Closing the Gap Day - Thursday - to hand over an open letter signed by more than 1,200 people calling for urgent youth jus...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 19, 2026
Inspector backs Unit 18 closure — but warns Banksia Hill is not ready for it

Western Australia's Inspector of Custodial Services, Eamon Ryan, has warned he supports the closure of Unit 18 — a youth detention unit located within Perth's maximum-security Casuarina Prison &...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jan 28, 2026
Boorloo rally urges Unit 18 closure, more action in wake of scathing findings on death of Cleveland Dodd

Indigenous rights advocates gathered in the Boorloo/Perth CBD on Monday to demand the closure of Unit 18 youth detention centre, which the WA Coroner described as "dangerous" in the inquest into the d...

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Ronan O'Connell Dec 22, 2025
Exclusive: Mother of Cleveland Dodd says WA Premier supports closure of Unit 18 after coronial findings

The mother of Cleveland Dodd — the first young person in WA to die in youth detention — says Premier Roger Cook supports shutting down Unit 18.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Dec 11, 2025
Coroner calls for 'special inquiry' into how WA's notorious child prison Unit 18 was established

Coroner Philip Urquhart has called for a "special inquiry" into how the notorious Unit 18 facility originally came into operation, among his 19 recommendations arising from the inquest into the death...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 9, 2025
Cleveland Dodd coronial inquest findings call for Unit 18 to be shut down 'as a matter of urgency'

WA's troubled Unit 18 youth detention centre is dangerous and should be closed "as a matter of urgency", warned Coroner Philip Urquhart Monday as he released findings of the coronial inquest into the...

$156 million youth detention centre delayed, teens remain in notorious Unit 18

A WA Government infrastructure report has revealed a long-promised new youth detention centre at Banksia Hill will not be ready until 2028 — a delay suicide prevention advocate Gerry Georgatos s...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Sep 17, 2025
Youth justice in crisis before Cleveland Dodd's death, coroner says while flagging new inquiry into Unit 18

A coroner hearing an inquest for Cleveland Dodd, who fatally self-harmed in a youth detention, says he might recommend another inquiry into the facility.

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Aaron Bunch Jul 1, 2025
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