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Ashley Youth Detention Centre
Alternatives to AshleyPolicies - The Tasmanian Greens believe that Ashley Youth Detention Centre should be closed and replaced with two purpose-built... Cassy O'Connor MP - 29 Jan 2018 |
Adjournment - Inspection of Youth Custodial Services RedactionParliamentary Activity - Cassy O'Connor speaks on the Adjournment on the Custodial Inspector's comments on the redaction of their report in Ashley Youth Detention Centre. Cassy O'Connor MP - 30 Oct 2019 |
Labor Motion - Proposal for Prison at WestburyParliamentary Activity - Rosalie Woodruff speaks on Labor's motion on the Westbury prison proposal, and suggests that the government consider re-purposing the Ashley Youth Detention facility instead. Rosalie Woodruff MP - 30 Oct 2019 |
Adjournment - Youth Justice SystemParliamentary Activity - Cassy discusses the Minister's responsibility for a redacted Youth Custodial Services report in the adjournment. Cassy O'Connor MP - 29 Oct 2019 |
Ashley Youth Detention Centre Report RedactionsParliamentary Activity - Cassy O'Connor questions the Minister for Human Services over redactions in a youth custodial justice report. Cassy O'Connor MP - 29 Oct 2019 |
Jaensch Confirms by Omission His Office Requested Ashley RedactionsMedia Release - In a shameful Parliamentary display, the Minister responsible for the Ashley Youth Detention Centre refused to honestly answer a simple, direct question from the Greens on who directed the independent Custodial Inspector to black out the... Cassy O'Connor MP - 29 Oct 2019 |
Adjournment - Inspection of Youth Custodial Services Report Redacted InformationParliamentary Activity - This morning the custody inspection report, Inspection of Youth Custodial Services in Tasmania 2018, undertaken by the custodial inspector, Mr Richard Connock, who also happens to be the Ombudsman, was tabled in the Tasmanian parliament,... Cassy O'Connor MP - 17 Oct 2019 |
Liberals' Clumsy Attempts to Cover Up Ashley ScandalMedia Release - The Liberals have attempted, and failed, to redact some of the shameful results of an independent inspection of Ashley Youth Detention Centre. This raises a series of extremely serious questions about potential Ministerial interference to... Cassy O'Connor MP - 17 Oct 2019 |
Tasmanian Youth Justice Highest Rates of Assault and Self HarmMedia Release - Today’s Report on Government Services (ROGs) chapter on youth justice exposes a harsh approach to youth justice in Tasmania and reinforces the Greens' position to close Ashley Youth Detention Centre. Cassy O'Connor MP - 24 Jan 2017 |
Call for Government to Adopt Missouri Model for Youth Justice and DetentionParliamentary Activity - Cassy O'Connor MP to move—That the House:—(1) Acknowledges that the Ashley Youth Detention Centre represents a manifestly failed model for dealing with juvenile offenders.(2) Notes that the Government has announced an... Cassy O'Connor MP - 21 Sep 2016 |
Greens Release Costed Plan to Close AshleyMedia Release - Cassy O'Connor MP | Greens Leader The Tasmanian Greens have developed a fully costed plan to close the Ashley Youth Detention Centre and invest in two new medium and high security facilities in the North and South that will deliver a... Cassy O'Connor MP - 10 Sep 2016 |
Ashley Review Builds Case for ClosureMedia Release - The Independent Review of Ashley Youth Detention Centre makes it clear the model for dealing with young offenders in Tasmania has failed. Cassy O'Connor MP - 1 Sep 2016 |
Ashley Youth Detention CentreMedia Release - Cassy O'Connor MP | Greens LeaderThe Greens recognise that the Minister and her agency have taken this matter very seriously.As this matter is now under investigation, we will not be commenting further on this specific allegation. There... - 19 Aug 2016 |