Benjamin is The Age's education reporter.
A 16-year-old prisoner remanded in the Barwon maximum security adult jail was taken to hospital with a fractured vertebrae after being assaulted by fellow inmates, sparking fresh calls from the teen's lawyers for the Andrews' government to remove young offenders from the facility.
Two inner-city councillors are leading a controversial push for pill-testing to be trialled at festivals, clubs and dance parties in Melbourne's south-east.
Tear gas could be used to quell unrest at Victorian youth detention centres, outraging human rights experts.
A major generator of Victoria's coal-fired electricity is set to expand, sparking protests from environmental groups about increased pollution.
Adult prison guards armed with batons and capsicum spray will be used to control teen offenders, in a crackdown that some fear could turn Victoria's youth justice system into "another Don Dale."
Education Department officials corrupted the tender process for a disastrous school IT project, wasting up to $240 million in taxpayers' money, Victoria's anti-corruption watchdog has concluded.
Adult prison guards will be able to use weapons to control youth offenders and a new high-security juvenile prison will be built to combat the spiralling crisis engulfing Victoria's youth justice system.
The besieged Andrews government has promised a major shake-up of Victoria's youth justice system but did not provide details as police pursue three youths who escaped from the Malmsbury detention centre.
Young escapees from the Malmsbury youth detention centre rampaged across Victoria over 24 hours as an alleged violent and terrifying crime spree deepened the crisis engulfing the youth justice system.
All escapees from the Malmsbury youth detention centre breakout have been arrested.
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