As a 16-year-old detainee of Banksia Hill's notorious Unit 18 remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital, Corrective Services Minister Paul Papalia has refused to acknowledge any legal implications to the unit's processes.

Mr Papalia has been busy discussing the State Government's planned gun reforms, but controversy continues to surround the often 23-hour confinement juveniles face in Unit 18.

As a 16-year-old detainee of Banksia Hill's notorious Unit 18 remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital, Corrective Services Minister Paul Papalia has refused to acknowledge any legal implications to the unit's processes.
Mr Papalia has been busy discussing the State Government's planned gun reforms, but controversy continues to surround the often 23-hour confinement juveniles face in Unit 18.

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