Longmore Detention Centre was the new name given in 1993 to what had previously been the Longmore Remand and Assessment Centre and the Longmore Training Centre, after these facilities were transferred from the Department for Community Development to the Ministry of Justice. The Longmore Detention Centre was designed to provide secure detention for up to 73 young people (male and female) aged 13 to 18 years. It regularly exceeded this capacity and was replaced by the Banksia Hill Detention Centre in 1997.
1965 - 1993? Longmore Remand and Assessment Centre
1983 - 1993 Longmore Training Centre
1993 - 1997 Longmore Detention Centre
1997 - Banksia Hill Detention Centre
Sources used to compile this entry: Parliament of Western Australia, Hansard Archive 1870 to 1995: Council - Estimates Committee Supplementary Information. Division 54: Justice, 28-31 August 1995, [p. 261]; Assembly - Debates, 4 April 1995, 'Juvenile Offenders - Convictions', [p.649].
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 20 August 2014, Last modified: 16 March 2018
Last updated: 17 October 2023
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