Authorities Hog-tied Youths in Queensland Detention Centres, Report Reveals
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SEVERAL CASES of hog-tying have been reported being used in Queensland youth detention centres, new documents released on Wednesday have revealed.
The re-released report into youth detention management in Queensland has recommended the use of hog-tying youths be abandoned.
A heavily redacted version of the Independent Review of Youth Detention was first released in April, but almost one-third of it was redacted for legal reasons.
Some of the redacted information was revealed on Wednesday after public pressure on Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath to release more details.
Documents disclosed on Wednesday show several cases of hog-ying were reported in the state’s detention centres.
One of the cases involved a youth who was tied by the legs and arms for about 20 minutes so he could be sedated.
But the report found that while hog-tying was not taught to staff in training, there was no policy or legislation to prohibit it.