Main Content Anchor
When a court sentences your child to time in custody, or if your child is refused bail, they go to a youth detention centre.
Youth detention centres are secure places for people aged 10 to 18. They exist to:
- protect the safety of the community
- provide consequences for offending
- prepare detained young people to live productively in the community.
Locations
Queensland has 3 youth detention centres:
- Brisbane Youth Detention Centre—99 Wolston Park Road, Wacol
- Cleveland Youth Detention Centre—27-79 Old Common Road, Belgian Gardens, Townsville
- West Moreton Youth Detention Centre—99 Wolston Park Road, Wacol.
View the visiting times for Brisbane Youth Detention Centre and Cleveland Youth Detention Centre.