Crime by Kate Kyriacou & Thomas Chamberlin 24th May 2021 5:18 AM
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Subscriber only Queensland s youth detention centres are nearly full, despite the State Government increasing capacity by a third over the past three years. Figures obtained by
The Courier-Mail show that on May 19, 282 of the 306 beds were taken - with the West Moreland Youth Detention Centre at capacity. In June 2018, the capacity at youth detention centres was 230. Criminologist and former detective Terry Goldsworthy told
The Courier-Mail he expected things would only get worse with more stringent bail conditions put on young offenders following the deaths of expectant parents Kate Leadbetter and Matthew Field and Townsville woman Jennifer Board.
Juvenile detention centres nearly full as bail laws tighten
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Juvenile detention centres nearly full as bail laws tighten
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