Australian Youth Detention Centre Goes up in Flames After Escape Attempt

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Buildings at Australia’s Don Dale Youth Detention Centre were set alight on Nov. 6 after inmates tried to escape the facility.

According to Territory Families who run the centre in Darwin, detainees aged between 14 and 17 years old overpowered a staff member, before stealing their keys, accessing other inmates cells and arming themselves in an attempt to escape.