1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,599 Speaker 1: So here's an update on how the military style boot 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: camps are going. One kid has already bunked out. They're 3 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: going to instead complete their sentence at another youth justice facility. Otherwise, 4 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: apparently it's going well. Minister for Children Karen chawes with us. 5 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 2: Now, Hey, Karen, Hey, how's it going very well? 6 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: Thank you? Did the child choose to leave or did 7 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: you guys ask the child to leave? 8 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 2: The young person has chosen to leave for personal reasons, 9 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 2: and we were kind of expecting that this may happen. 10 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 2: So staff, we're ready for that, wrapping around that young person, 11 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 2: making sure that we could get them in front of 12 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 2: a judge to change their sentencing plan because now they'll 13 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 2: have to complete their sentence at another youth justice facility. 14 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 2: So this young person hasn't got off lately. They'll still 15 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 2: be completing their sentence, it will just be at another facility. 16 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 1: What went wrong, Oh, I. 17 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 2: Wouldn't say anything went wrong. This is a pilot program. 18 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 2: We've always said that if their young person does not 19 00:00:56,520 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 2: want to continue, that they have that choice. I wouldn't 20 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 2: want to go into too much detail check the young 21 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 2: person's privacy because there are only ten young men. They 22 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 2: will be easy to kind of identify if they're going 23 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 2: too much detail. But what I will say is that 24 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 2: I'm really proud of these young people, these young people 25 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 2: who are still continuing today, who have taken on this challenge, 26 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 2: trying something different for a better future, and they seem 27 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 2: to be really enjoying themselves, giving really good feedback about 28 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 2: things that they would like more of, And I'm hoping 29 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 2: that this will continue as positive as it has been. 30 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 1: What would they like more of? 31 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 2: Oh, they've already asked physical activities because they seem to 32 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 2: be quite popular with the young people. So we're looking 33 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 2: at ways that we can include more of that. 34 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: When you say physical activities, Karen, do you mean going 35 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: outside and playing basketball or do you mean doing military drills? 36 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 2: Oh? I think it might be a bit of both. 37 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 2: I think they really enjoy They really enjoy obstacle courses 38 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 2: and the workout programs on the outdoor gym and things 39 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 2: like that. I think there's a bit of both. 40 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 1: Any fighting, not. 41 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,239 Speaker 2: That I'm aware of, and not that I've been told. 42 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 2: I'm told that there's no safety issues and that they're 43 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 2: all quite positive. 44 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: I see that they start their day with a set 45 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: morning routine, they have breakfast, they have a shower, they 46 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: have military style drills, they have daily hygiene routines like 47 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: ensuring the rooms are clean, clothes are ironed, and so on, 48 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: and they have to look respectable themselves for I would 49 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:34,799 Speaker 1: imagine for many of them, that is not the normal 50 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: start to the day, is it. 51 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 2: No, This is something new, This is something that they 52 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 2: probably haven't had routine like this before in their lives. 53 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 2: On the first day when they started, I was actually 54 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 2: really proud of them, standing in their number ones ready 55 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:53,119 Speaker 2: for their first day, shirts tucked in, all looking very 56 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 2: very smart, I'm very very proud of themselves too. The 57 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:57,839 Speaker 2: smile made it worth it. 58 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: Okay, Karen, listen, thanks for updating us nine and how 59 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: things are going. That's Karen Schule, Minister for Children's 60 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 2: For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to 61 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 2: news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 62 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.