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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee Queensland state correspondent

‘Harrowing’ footage sparks calls for Queensland government to remove children from police watch houses

Jonty Bush speaking at a press conference
State Labor MP Jonty Bush described the footage of children detained in Queensland watch houses as ‘distressing’. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Queensland’s most prominent victims’ rights groups say the state government must remove children from police watch houses after the release of confronting footage showing the “brutal” treatment of children in the adult holding cells.

The videos, published after a year-long investigation by Guardian Australia and SBS The Feed, showed young people locked in “freezing” isolation cells, becoming panicked and struggling to breathe.

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