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A 17-year-old boy died at WA's Banksia Hill Youth Detention Centre on Thursday, marking the second death of a child in custody in the state within a year. The incident has renewed criticism over the state's youth detention system following repeated warnings about the “inhumane treatment” of young people in the system. The teenager was last year removed from an out-of-home care program where he "thrived", with the carer saying the boy would likely still be alive today if he had stayed.