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 Queensland children held in isolation cells made for violent prisoners

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As part of a joint investigation, SBS The Feed with Guardian Australia, have obtained footage that shows children in Queensland being put into isolation cells in police facilities called watch houses. Some children who end up in watch houses are held for weeks at a time - a situation advocates argue is an abuse of their human rights.
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