VPRS 18005 Aboriginal Procedure Book (Warrina Residential Section)

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This series consists of the Warrina residential section's Aboriginal Procedure Book. Warrina was a residential section of Winlaton Youth Training Centre (VA 5093).

Due to the concerns over the deaths of Aboriginal people in custody, a book was kept on each section to monitor the actions of Aboriginal residents. Aboriginal trainees were checked by staff every 15 minutes and their activities recorded. For each shift the 15 minutes intervals were written down and the activities of any Aboriginal trainee on the section recorded against the appropriate time.

The columns on each page were headed: name (of trainee); date; time; comments. The comments included such things as watching TV, making supper, off to bed, asleep.