The Woodford Youth Detention Centre includes holistic and functional design elements which aim to support rehabilitation for youth while keeping the community safe.

The new youth detention centre supports the Queensland Government’s goal to provide more regional youth detention services, facilitating connection to family, community, Country, and support services during detention and when returning to the community.

As a therapeutic centre it includes more home-like accommodation units; consultation and treatment rooms; multi-purpose spaces for education, skills development, and training; areas for physical activity, green spaces, and spaces for cultural connection.