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West Moreton Youth Detention Centre

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The West Moreton Youth Detention Centre is a youth detention center at Wacol in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It has a capacity of 32 detainees.[1]

Each cell contains a bed, toilet, shower, desk and a shelf.[2] Bedding and toiletries are supplied.[2] Each child is given breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.[2] Phone calls of up to 10 minutes at a time totaling 120 minutes of call time each week are permitted.[2]

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.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Youth detention". Department of Youth Justice, Employment, Small Business and Training. The State of Queensland. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ^ 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 2 November 2023.