Brisbane Youth Detention Centre Letters
Brisbane youth detention centre po box 450 archerfield bc qld 4108.
Brisbane youth detention centre letters. Staff won t check letters to or from your child s solicitor. Brisbane correctional centre is the primary reception centre for newly sentenced male prisoners in south east queensland. Children at a brisbane youth detention centre are being forced to sleep on the floor due to overcrowding despite concerns being raised in a queensland government report nearly eight months ago. Established in 2001 it is a purpose built state of the art school which reflects the queensland government s vision of supporting and promoting the.
There are two youth detention centres in queensland the brisbane youth detention centre in wacol and the cleveland youth detention centre in townsville. Send your letters to. Our detention centres are working with families and other visitors to. 150 million over two years to construct and run a new 32 bed youth detention centre at wacol.
27 million over two years to construct 16 new beds at brisbane youth detention centre plus 14 2 million over four years for its operation. Lynn woolard who worked as the principal youth worker at the centre told the hearing she wrote several letters raising her concerns about a minority of staff who had concerns at the management. We have stopped all face to face personal visits to youth detention centres and all other visits including legal service provider and other official visits will be conducted according to advice from the chief medical officer. You can send as many letters to your child as you like.
The palaszczuk government last month announced 48 new beds in youth detention centres including the construction of a new 150m 32 bed detention centre at wacol in brisbane s south eastern. Staff at the centre check all letters before children receive them. Staff also check any letters that your child sends to you. When a young offender is being held in detention they are provided with educational and medical services and are allowed to make phone calls and send letters.