Queensland LNP Promises Isolation for Youth Offenders That Assault Staff

Young offenders who assault detention staff will receive mandatory periods in isolation under a LNP government, despite evidence it increases reoffending.

Brisbane Youth Detention Centre at Wacol in Brisbane, Australia, on Aug. 24, 2020. Glenn Hunt/Getty Images

Queensland Liberal National Party (LNP) Leader David Crisafulli has kicked off its campaign to unseat the Labor government of Premier Steven Miles by announcing a policy of mandatory solitary confinement for any young offender who assaults workers in youth detention despite research indicating this increases reoffending rates.

The party’s campaign launch was heavily focused on what Crisafulli claimed was the state’s “youth crime crisis.”