Exclusive: Over 1,500 children held in Qld watchhouses for at least a week
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.
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.