The Cleveland Youth Detention Centre is a youth detention center at Rowes Bay in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is the only youth detention centre in regional Queensland. It has a capacity of 110 children. 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. Bedding and toiletries are supplied. Each child is given breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. Phone calls of up to 10 minutes at a time totaling 120 minutes of call time each week are permitted.
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. The centre has experienced chronic staff shortages which has led to the use of solitary confinement.
In 2019, 12 new beds were added to the centre.
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References
- 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.
- ^ 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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