the centre and relocate the detainees "had been scrapped for the time being", with Chief Minister Giles saying that the facilities at Don Dale were "good enough". August 2016: Royal Commission The Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory was established on 1 August 2016. While the commission was expected to report by 31 March 2017, the final reporting date was extended three times due to the extent of documentary evidence and witnesses, to 17 November 2017. The report made more than 200 recommendations including the closure of the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre. 2017 onwards In April 2018, the Northern Territory Government announced it would commit to build new youth detention centres in Darwin and Alice Springs as part of a $229.6 million package to overhaul the child protection and youth justice systems and implement the recommendations of the royal commission. By November 2018 the facility was still in use. It was then revealed in Northern Territory Parliament that female detainees were being forced to shower while under video surveillance. On 6 November 2018, a major disturbance broke out at Don Dale. Detainees escaped from their cells by stealing keys and attempted to break out of the facility using power tools. The school room at the facility was burnt and tear gas was used. The detainees were moved from the damaged detention centre to the Darwin watch house. In May 2019 it was reported that every single child in detention in the Northern Territory – 22 boys and 2 girls – was Aboriginal, with 11 of them in Don Dale. Territory Families said it was still "not ready" to implement some of the key recommendations of the Royal Commission. The age of criminal responsibility had still not been raised to 12, nor the age of detention to 14 years old. See also Crime in the Northern Territory List of Australian prisons Juvenile detention in the Northern Territory Magill Youth Training Centre References External links Don Dale Youth Detention Centre Official Website Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre (1991 - ) - Find & Connect Buildings and structures in Darwin, Northern Territory Prisons in the Northern Territory Juvenile detention centres in Australia 1989 establishments in Australia