The teenager's treatment is the latest youth justice case to raise human rights concerns in Queensland.
A 13-year-old Indigenous Australian boy spent 45 days in solitary confinement while being held for minor offences, in the latest youth justice case to raise human rights concerns in Queensland.
Describing his detention as "extraordinary and cruel", Mr Grau said Jack had "no serious criminal history". "If he's being locked in because there's staff shortages, and Cleveland detention centre has 80 or more kids in at any one time, one can only assume that other kids are in the same circumstance.Jack's period of detention included six days being held in adult prisons. He was released last week with a verbal reprimand.
Queensland is currently debating new laws which would criminalise bail breaches by minors - a change which will cause the youth prison population to increase dramatically, experts warn. "My concern is by increasing the pressure on the system, we risk normalising the mistreatment of children". Overcrowded facilities mean children and minors often have to be housed in adult prisons known as watch houses. Most juvenile detainees are being held on remand.
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