It's been revealed a new youth detention centre in Queensland will cost more than 600 million dollars. The government's scrambling to convince Queenslanders, it's doing all it can to protect them from crime.
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00:00 Turning a paddock into a prison.
00:04 Detention is a critical component of keeping the Queensland community safe.
00:08 One, two, three.
00:10 The Premier revealed details as he broke ground on the site at Woodford.
00:15 80 beds costing $627 million and ready by 2026.
00:21 And there's more to come.
00:23 We will build another detention centre in Cairns.
00:27 We will complete the Wacol Remand Centre.
00:30 Pressure on youth detention facilities has been steadily growing.
00:34 Right now there are 289 young people inside.
00:38 Another 70 children are in police watch houses.
00:42 Queensland has more young people in detention on an average day
00:46 than New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT, South Australia and Tasmania combined.
00:55 Last year youth detention officers walked off the job over assaults and understaffing.
01:01 We were short on staff six months ago when I started.
01:04 Now we've got over, we're overstaffed but we're going to keep recruiting.
01:09 The new facilities are being called therapeutic centres
01:12 with treatment rooms, education spaces and places for cultural connection.
01:17 Almost 70% of young Queenslanders in detention are indigenous.
01:23 We have seen some success overseas with the therapeutic model
01:28 in terms of turning around young people from a life of crime.
01:33 While the government focused on youth justice...
01:36 I am waiting on the waiting list.
01:38 ...the opposition was in Ipswich hosting another town hall on health and hospitals.
01:43 Family members dying without dignity, you know, it's heartbreaking.
01:49 The wait times are too long. Where are all the doctors? Where are they?
01:53 60% ambulance ramping.
01:55 This is the most under pressure emergency department in the state.
01:59 A situation the opposition calls a crisis.
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