2.30: Bimberi Youth Justice Centre

Replace the current Youth Detention Centre at Symonston.

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Bimberi will replace the current Youth Detention Centre at Symonston. It will be Australia’s first human-rights-compliant youth justice centre. As well as being designed to meet human rights standards, Bimberi will have the latest in technology for all security levels from low to maximum. It will have state-of-the-art facilities for recreation, education, training and health. Bimberi will promote the rights, interests and well-being of all children and young people in custody, while maintaining the safety, security and good order of the centre. This balanced approach will be achieved through a design that creates a normalised and non-institutionalised environment, and includes separate residential, civic and public spaces. As part of the new approach, the operational philosophy will highlight an integrated response to youth offending, and provide opportunities for rehabilitation, personal development training and reintegration into the community.

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