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Queensland Government scraps youth bail houses as figures show children still being kept in police watch houses
The State Government will scrap youth bail houses from next month, despite data showing Queensland young people are still being locked up in police watch houses for weeks at a time.
Key points:
- The State Government says youth bail houses are not cost-effective
- The LNP says the Government has no plan to rehabilitate young offenders
- New data shows children are still being detained in adult watch houses
Four homes were established in 2017 — two in Townsville and two in Logan — to bridge the accommodation gap for young people also in the child protection system.
Children and Youth Justice Minister Leanne Linard described scrapping youth bail houses as a prudent decision.
The announcement followed an external evaluation by Ernst and Young that…
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