Re: Melbourne CBD Incident
Reply #87 –
Not sure about 25...don't know how it works down there.
But we've had them up to about 20..usually undertaking some educational program or work release.
They stay because their behaviour is excellent.
Put a foot wrong, including intimidating younger ones, and they're gone.
My son works in the system Lods, in a professional development capacity, and recently told me about the 25 year old rule. A significant number of the young offenders now housed in an adult prison because they trashed a youth detention centre are in their 20s.
I fully support the idea of older young offenders staying in the youth system while they complete educational or vocational programs, but not if they muck up ...