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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie and Ben Smee

Queensland to create watch house for children amid fears of looming ‘human rights disaster’

Caboolture watch house
The Caboolture watch house is expected to be used by the Queensland government to detain up to 31 children. Photograph: Supplied by Queensland Police

The Queensland government is quietly planning to convert a suburban police watch house into a central holding block for dozens of children on remand, amid fears of a looming “human rights disaster” in the state.

Guardian Australia has discovered the recently built Caboolture watch house, north of Brisbane, is expected to be converted to a child-specific facility by October.

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