Police watchhouse

Qld Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski said the review will look at the staffing, training and operations of the state’s facilities.

Human rights laws in Australia are falling behind other Western democracies, Human Rights Watch has said in their latest global report.

Over 1,500 children spent at least one week detained in a Queensland police watchhouse from 2018 to 2023, according to data given to TDA.

Queensland has passed laws that will support the long-term detention of children in police watchhouses. Here’s what’s happened.