Appeal court confirms housing children in Barwon adult jail is unlawful

Victoria's Youth Affairs Minister, Jenny Mikakos

Victoria's Youth Affairs Minister, Jenny Mikakos Source: AAP

Victoria's government says it is considering how to proceed after the Court of Appeal dismissed its legal challenge to a Supreme Court ruling that housing teenagers in a maximum-security adult prison was unlawful.


The case revolves around a group of juvenile detainees moved to Barwon Prison after the youth facility where they were housed was damaged in riots.


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