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state political reporter Kate McKenna and Michael Atkin

Queensland's youth justice system 'in crisis' amid human rights breaches, children's commissioner warns

Queensland is systematically breaching human rights by locking up more children in police watch houses, Australia's National Children's Commissioner says. 

Anne Hollonds also believes governments are wasting money on youth justice measures that aren't making the community safer.

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