Youth detention

About youth detention in Queensland

Read about our youth detention centres, where they are and what happens inside them.

Being in a youth detention centre

Read about what daily life looks like in a youth detention centre, including sleeping, eating, school and activities.

Contact a youth in detention

Learn how to contact your child by letter, phone or video call while they are in detention.

Arrange to visit a youth in detention

Learn about who can visit a youth and what the processes are to arrange a visit.

Rules for visiting a youth detention centre

Learn the rules for visiting a centre including what to wear and what things you can bring inside the centre.

Rights of youth in detention

Read about the rights that youth have while they are in a youth detention centre.

Rules for youth in detention

Read about the rules youth must follow when in youth detention in Queensland.

Support for youths in detention

Understand who provides support to youth in detention and how they are supported.

Rehabilitation for youth in detention

Understand how we help youth in detention change their behaviour and make better choices.

Educating youth in detention

Read about the schools inside our youth detention centres and how youth are supported to learn.

Daily life in detention

Read what life is like inside a youth detention centre.

Transferring to an adult prison

Learn what happens when your child in youth detention is turning 18 or has turned 18.

Make a complaint about a youth detention centre

You can use this process to make a complaint about a youth detention centre.