Yahoo7 News | Qld youth reoffending 'will decrease' NEWS.com.au There will be fewer teenage reoffenders when 17-year-olds are removed from adult prisons, says Youth Advocacy Centre chair Damien Atkinson . The Brisbane barrister says the Queensland government's decision to legislate to remove 17-year-olds from ... Youth Advocacy Centre welcomes the removal of 17 year olds from adult jails Opposition slams 'knee-jerk' jail move Divided Labor playing politics with youth justice |