No more kids in watch houses
The Human Rights Law Centre, the Change the Record coalition and the Caxton Legal Centre call for the Queensland Parliament to reject the Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021, and instead substantially increase investment in services that support marginalised young people and their families. The proposed laws could lead to more children being funnelled into police watch houses, and also call into question the Queensland Government’s compliance with its own Human Rights Act 2019.