Cleveland Youth Detention Centre
The Cleveland Youth Detention Centre is a youth detention center at Belgian Gardens in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is the only youth detention centre in regional Queensland.[1] It has a capacity of 110 children.[2] The Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services is responsible for the centre. The detention centre was established in 1980.
Each cell contains a bed, toilet, shower, desk and a shelf.[3] Bedding and toiletries are supplied.[3] Each child is given breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.[3] Phone calls of up to 10 minutes at a time totaling 120 minutes of call time each week are permitted.[3]
Children are assigned a caseworker. Youth detention centres in Queensland have an education and training centre, which detainees are required to participate in five days a week.[3] The centre has experienced chronic staff shortages which has led to the use of solitary confinement.[4]
In 2019, 12 new beds were added to the centre.[5]
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References[edit]
- ^ Chomicki, Chloe (11 October 2022). "Crowding in Townsville's youth detention centre sees children detained in adult watchhouses". ABC News. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Chomicki, Chloe (3 November 2022). "Kate Mills teaches at Cleveland Youth Detention Centre, where students have a history of violent crime". ABC News. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e O'Flaherty, Antonia (23 February 2023). "What is it like inside one of Queensland's youth detention centres?". ABC News. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Smee, Ben (19 June 2023). "More than 60% of staff at Queensland detention centre quit amid record influx of young people". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Farmer, Di (4 April 2019). "Cleveland Youth Detention Centre beds come online". Department of the Premier and Cabinet. The State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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