Children held in ‘inadequate’ watch houses for weeks

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Children held in ‘inadequate’ watch houses for weeks

Holding children in watch houses for extended periods, with unaddressed medical or mental health risks, could have ‘”catastrophic consequences”, Queensland’s youth detention watchdog says.

A report from the Queensland inspector of detention services – following inspections of watch houses at Cairns in January 2024 and Murgon in November 2023 – concluded both facilities were inadequate to hold children.

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