The Queensland Government is committed to keeping communities safe and changing the story for young people in our justice system.
The government’s record investment in Queensland’s Youth Justice system in the 2019-20 budget included expanding existing facilities and building and staffing a new youth detention centre.
The construction of a new 32 bed youth detention centre at Wacol is outlined in the Youth Justice Strategy Action Plan 2019-2021. It will cost approximately $150 million.
We are building the centre to:
Queensland currently has two youth detention centres:
The West Moreton Youth Detention Centre is being built near the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre at Wacol.
The West Moreton Youth Detention Centre will operate under its own operational model with some shared administration and ancillary services with the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre.
The flexibility that comes with a smaller centre is expected to enable a more holistic approach and provide strengthened opportunities for both static and dynamic security measures.
We are building the centre in 2 stages.
The new centre will include:
The Youth Justice Strategy Action Plan 2019-2021 aims to reduce reoffending with strengthened and safe infrastructure. The delivery of the West Moreton Youth Detention Centre aligns with this.
We will hold serious and repeat young offenders accountable for their behaviour and support them to address the causes of their offending, in a safe and secure environment.
The centre’s operations will include a focus on:
Young people will be able to access:
For more information, contact the project team at NYDC@youthjustice.qld.gov.au
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