Boy held at remote Queensland police station for 11 days as Amnesty warns of crisis

Exclusive: More than 40 other children held in police custody for undetermined periods because there’s no room in youth detention system

A 17-year-old boy was detained in a remote Queensland police station for 11 days, Guardian Australia has confirmed, while more than 40 other children are being held for undetermined periods in police custody because there is no room in the state’s youth detention system.

Amnesty International said the state of Queensland youth detention was “creeping towards a human rights crisis”.

Related: Amnesty urges Queensland to raise age of criminal responsibility to 14

Related: 'People will continue to die': coroners' 'deaths in custody' reports ignored

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