Cleveland Youth Detention Centre

Published Friday, 11 November, 2016 at 07:45 AM

JOINT STATEMENT

Premier and Minister for the Arts
The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills
The Honourable Yvette D'Ath

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Yvette D’Ath will travel to Townsville this morning to meet with management and staff of the Cleveland Youth Detention Centre following a serious incident at the facility overnight.

Mrs D’Ath said the Centre remains in lockdown, with detainees returned from the roof of the facility this morning and ongoing security checks.

“There will be an internal investigation into the incident and I will not pre-empt the outcome of the investigation,” Mrs D’Ath said.

 Mrs D’Ath will be available for comment in Townsville today following briefings from the Centre’s management.

 Media contact: Geoff Breusch (Attorney-General's office) 0417 272 875 or Kirby Anderson 0417 263 791