Brisbane Youth Detention Centre
The Brisbane Youth Detention Centre is a youth detention center in Wacol, Queensland, Australia. It has a capacity of 306 children aged 10 to 18.[1] The centre opened in 2001. The Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services is responsible for the centre.
Each cell contains a bed, toilet, shower, desk and a shelf.[1] Bedding and toiletries are supplied.[1] Each child is given breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.[1] Phone calls of up to 10 minutes at a time totaling 120 minutes of call time each week are permitted.[1]
Detainees are allocated chores like cleaning but there is no hard labour.[2] Children are assigned a caseworker. Youth detention centres in Queensland have an education and training centre, which detainees are required to participate in five days a week.[1]
History
[edit]On 30 January 2017, seven detainees were involved in a riot.[3] They forced themselves on to the roof of an accommodation unit and caused severe damage to the centre's infrastructure as well as injuring staff.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f O'Flaherty, Antonia (23 February 2023). "What is it like inside one of Queensland's youth detention centres?". ABC News. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Some Queensland teenagers 'welcoming' time in youth detention centres". 9 News. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ a b Clarke, Phil (2019). "The Brisbane Youth Detention Centre report". Queensland Ombudsman. The State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 November 2023.