17-year-old sentenced to life for murdering his friend, with review due in 10 years
The 17-year-old pleaded guilty in August to the murder of Glen ‘Ossie’ Osborne in Dublin.
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The 17-year-old pleaded guilty in August to the murder of Glen ‘Ossie’ Osborne in Dublin.
Staff have flagged their opposition to the move.
The incident happened on Sunday evening.
The instruction came into effect on Wednesday.
A group of four residents barricaded themselves in the kitchen area of the facility.
The prison term will be reviewed in 2032.
A Hiqa report said the use of these practices should be further reduced.
‘I have no problem with due process, but when this gets in the way of truth and allows a culture of secrecy and collusion to continue, then we need to re-evaluate’, writes Shane Dunphy.
A senior union official has said the situation has improved considerably recently, but the numbers have been described as “deeply concerned”.
He claims that on three occasions since July he has been disciplined and placed in solitary confinement as punishment.
An ice cream van visits the campus every Thursday.
On one occasion Michael Ward set fire to a room.
The teenager is involved with an organised crime gang.
The incident happened on Friday night.
The damage caused some delays for people in A&E.
The teenagers threatened their teacher with hammers before proceeding to smash “anything they could get their hands”, a court was told.
During the incident a roof was set on fire and missiles were thrown at staff, gardaí and fire officers.
However, Pat Bergin told TheJournal.ie that the system is more capable of handling those bad days now.
This is according to the a new study into the detainees of the centre.
The 15-year-old is due to be sentenced for one count of robbery later this month.
Two incidents were resolved successfully, said the director of Oberstown.
Oberstown homes the most prolific young offenders in Ireland, but this new scheme wants to keep them in their community.
“It provided a stark reminder of the constant challenges an environment like Oberstown presents us with.”
Three inmates had escaped on Monday.
Three residents had taken over an office on the campus.
The number of young people being detained in Oberstown has dropped over the past 12 months.
The boy, now aged 17, has yet to make a plea.
IMPACT trade union claimed staff at the facility were not given proper protective gear when dealing with violent detainees.
The incident happened at 10.30pm last night.
The High Court heard today there was another ‘serious disturbance’ at the youth detention centre this week.
The High Court was told today alleged confinement at the youth detention centre stems from what can only be described as a riot.
The teenage boy is the fourth to bring a High Court challenge over allegedly being kept in solitary confinement.
The review will be conducted by two international experts and will focus on the capacity of the centre to deliver high standards of care.
The case was heard in court today.
The boys have been confined since a number of inmates gained access to the roof of the building.
The campus had made headlines this week after a fire and violence that broke out at the facility on Monday.
The Garda Emergency Response Unit (ERU) was called to the scene to quell Monday’s trouble, which saw a staff member injured.
Firefighters only noticed items were missing when they went to get changed at the end of their shift early this morning.
A member of staff was injured during the disturbance.