Tasmania media: Judge approves ‘momentous’ $75 million settlement for former Ashley Youth Detention Centre detainees

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The Supreme Court of Tasmania has approved a $75 million settlement for former detainees of the Ashley Youth Detention Centre in what is Tasmania’s first class action.

One hundred and twenty nine former inmates alleged they had suffered, witnessed or were threatened with sexual abuse, serious physical abuse, and false imprisonment at the centre, between 1960 and 2023.