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Youth detention

About youth detention

  • Basics of youth detention
  • Visiting a young person in detention
  • Being on remand in a youth detention centre
  • Understanding separation in youth detention
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Daily life in detention

  • Routine in detention
  • A day in a youth detention centre school
  • A day in the life of a detention youth worker
  • A day in the life of Ruby
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Detention centre rules

Information about rules and expectations in youth detention centres, including consequences of misbehaviour.

Your child's rights in detention

Information about rights of children in youth detention centres, including acceptable forms of discipline.

Helping young people in detention

  • Who’s here to help in detention
  • Educating young people in detention
  • Young people’s mental health and wellbeing
  • Programs and supports to help change behaviour
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Complain about a youth detention centre

Find out your options for making a complaint about a youth detention centre.

Managing youth detention centres

  • Youth detention policies
  • Oversight of youth detention
  • Youth detention review

Work in Youth Justice

Are you interested in working for Youth Justice? Learn more about working in a detention centre on our department's website.

Young people and the justice system

  • Youth justice in Queensland
  • Your child in court
  • Sentencing young offenders
  • Youth detention
  • Youth justice community programs and services
  • Youth justice information for professionals

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