Violence again erupted at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Facility on Saturday evening, when officers were confronted by about a dozen young offenders who are understood to have caused significant damage to the Deakin Unit.
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The rampage began at about 7pm on Saturday and it took almost three hours for the Youth Justice Safety Emergency Response Team to regain control.
It is understood the group ripped benches from their fittings and armed themselves with metal legs before taunting guards at the facility north-east of Kyneton.
A spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services said the situation was resolved at about 9.50pm, without injuries to staff or the youths involved.
Victoria Police is expected to investigate the damage to the notorious detention centre, which has been plagued by violent uprisings and assaults over the past year.
A recent WorkSafe report found staff were at risk of death or serious injury in attacks that were occurring almost daily.
In one month alone, WorkSafe recorded almost 40 incidents of violence against staff, including threats of rape made against female youth justice workers.
Last month, Families and Children Minister Jenny Mikakos announced that additional staff would be moved to Malmsbury and the Melbourne Youth Justice Centre in Parkville in a bid to restore order.
The announcement followed a recent riot at Malmsbury, where a group of inmates armed themselves with metal poles before scaling the roof.
Ms Mikakos also launched an investigation into a similar incident at the Melbourne Youth Justice Centre when a group of young offenders, including members of the Apex gang, damaged property and forced staff to barricade themselves in a room.
The violence has prompted calls for a broader inquiry into Victoria's embattled youth detention system by the Community and Public Sector Union and the opposition.
