Six youths from a detention centre taken to hospital in Tasmania Six youths were taken to hospital after a disturbance at the Pontville Detention Centre. SIX youths at Tasmania's Pontville Detention Centre have been taken to hospital after a disturbance. The Immigration Department has confirmed that six detainees were taken to hospital as a precaution on Saturday night and have since been returned to the centre. But it wouldn't give details of the incident which prompted the centre's operator, Serco, to call in police about 9.45pm (AEST) on Saturday. Police and Serco are investigating the circumstances of the disturbance. The Pontville Detention Centre is about 30km from Hobart and holds about 400 youths.