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Keira Jenkins and Fraser Barton

HISTORICAL FACTS: Children held in inadequate watch houses for weeks - Caught on Camera

Detaining children in inadequate watch houses creates the risk of harm, a report has found. (Callum Godde/AAP PHOTOS)

The detention of children in watch houses for extended periods, with unaddressed medical or mental health risks, could have "catastrophic consequences", a report has found.

Holding children in watch houses also exposes them to harm and should only be used as a last resort, Queensland's youth detention watchdog says.

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