Tasmanian budget estimates 2018: $2570-a-day cost for Ashley Youth Detention Centre detainee

By Matt Maloney
Updated June 27 2018 - 2:27pm, first published 2:00pm
The Ashley Youth Detention Centre is based near Deloraine.
The Ashley Youth Detention Centre is based near Deloraine.

It costs the state $2570 a day to keep a young person housed at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre, a budget estimates committee has heard.

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