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Marty Silk

Child detention alone won't work, Queensland mayor says

Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill says young repeat offenders should be detained and rehabilitated. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Unless child offenders are put through rehabilitation programs without distractions "nothing's going to work" to break their cycle of reoffending, a far north Queensland mayor says.

Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill supports state government plans to make breaching bail a crime for children and increasing jail time for offences that are mostly committed by children.

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