About youth detention

Basics of youth detention

Information about youth detention, including how to contact a young person in detention.

Find out about visiting a young person in detention, including the visiting times and where to go.

Learn about what it means to be on remand in a youth detention centre and what your child will do in the centre.

Find out what it means when your child is separated in a youth detention centre, and for what reasons it can happen.

Find out when a young person is transferred from a youth detention centre to an adult prison.

Find out about our principles and approach to youth detention in Queensland.