Ashley Youth Detention Centre, also known as Ashley, is Tasmania only Juvenile Justice Centre. ;;;;It is managed by Children and Youth Services, which is an operational unit of the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services.;;;;Ashley is located near Deloraine in the North of the State, and houses juvenile offenders of both sexes aged 10 to 18 years.;;;;It has a 51-bed capacity and comprises four accommodation units - Bronte, Huon, Franklin and Liffey. The Centre is staffed 24 hours per day. ;;;;The purpose of Ashley Youth Detention Centre is to provide secure care and custody for young men and women who are detained or remanded by the courts, through the provision of rehabilitative programs in accordance with the principles of the Youth Justice Act 1997.;;;;The Youth Justice Act 1997 places a dual requirement on Youth Custodial Services, which is the part of Children and Youth Services (DHHS) that manages Ashley. First, the rehabilitation of young people in conflict with the law; and second the protection of the community from illegal behaviour.