Almost nine in 10 out of all children in detention in the state are yet to be sentenced,while the number of youths in detention under the age of 17 has risen from 172 to 219 since 2014-15.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are also significantly over-represented in the figures,making up 35 per cent of the adult prison population and nearly 63 per cent of youths.
The rate of incarceration for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is 33 times the rate for non-Indigenous children.
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According to the report,the “revolving door” model costs Queensland taxpayers $716.9 million a year in prison operating costs and this is set to grow further as the incarceration rate continues to climb.
The growth in incarceration has been driven “by political,policy and legislative choices”,it said.
Justice Reform Initiative executive director Mindy Sotiri said building more prisons,as the Queensland government was planning to do with its proposed $500 million youth prison expansion,did not work to deter crime or rehabilitate offenders.