More than 100 allegations have been made about Queensland Police watchhouses this year.
Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski has outlined a review into how Queensland's watchhouses are designed, provisioned and operated with a commitment to ongoing reform. There have been 42 complaints at watchhouses in Queensland this year with 101 allegations raised, Mr Gollschewski said on Tuesday. An Indigenous teenager was repeatedly beaten by police with batons in a watchhouse southwest of Brisbane in 2023.
Queensland has 63 watchhouses that process more than 75,000 alleged offenders each year. The estimated amount of hours spent by people within these facilities is expected to rise by seven per cent in 2024, up to about 3.8 million hours. "As the Queensland population grows and the police service increases its numbers and our proactive policing, the demand placed on our watchhouses will continue to intensify," the commissioner said.
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