Justice advocates say state’s overreliance on incarceration is harmful, expensive and fails to make the community safer
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The cost of incarcerating a child in Queensland has risen to more than $2,000 a day, a figure described in a new report as “an incredible investment in a system that’s failing”.
The report by the Justice Reform Initiative – a coalition of judges, experts and former politicians – said the overreliance on incarceration in Queensland was harmful, expensive and failed to make the community safer.
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