Transform Youth Justice Through Immersive Advocacy

30 Minutes That Could Transform Youth Justice Forever

Experience the reality of youth detention. Witness proven alternatives. Commit to the future Queensland youth deserve.

Citizens demanding change
1,247and counting
Premier Nominated
100 nominations needed
47% to goal47 confirmed
53% still to secure
Launches 22 October0 days to mobilise Brisbane24 slots available daily
Stories

Truth through experience

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Joe Kwon

Founder, Confit Pathways

The first container feels like every door that ever slammed on me. The third one finally shows a door opening.

Time since release
18 months without reoffending
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Portrait of Supt. David L.

Supt. David L.

Former Youth Detention Commander

When you feel the cold steel, you realise we built a system that hardens kids. This experience shows how to do the opposite.

Support pledged
$250k corporate partnership
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Dr. Amara T.

Clinical Psychologist

Container 2 is what my patients tell me they needed—people who listen, calm spaces, and real investment in healing.

Programs connected
16 community providers
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Evidence

The data is undeniable

Every statistic is a young person. Pair these numbers with stories and policy asks in all campaign collateral.

$1.212M

Cost per detained youth

Queensland Treasury Budget 2024

84%

Detention reoffending

Queensland Youth Justice Strategy 2023

3%

Community reoffending

Community Accountability Pilot 2024

16×

Youth helped for same cost

Queensland Productivity Commission 2024

4

Youth detained in Finland

Finnish Ministry of Justice 2024

88%

Restorative justice success

Queensland Department of Justice 2024

$75

Daily cost of alternatives

Community Services Benchmark Study 2024

45 days

Brisbane launch window

CONTAINED Campaign Operations Plan

Take Action

Two ways to create change

Politicians follow public pressure. Nominate the people with power or experience the containers yourself and join the alumni network.

Nominate a Decision Maker

Create the public pressure that forces participation.

  • State and federal politicians
  • Justice and youth detention officials
  • Media directors and editors
  • Business and philanthropy leaders
  • Community power brokers

Experience It Yourself

Thirty minutes that change how you see youth justice forever.

  • 24 slots available daily
  • Trauma-informed facilitation
  • Action toolkit takeaway
  • Join the alumni pressure network
  • Pay what you can ($0-$50)
The Journey

The Three-Container Experience

Step inside three realities. Understand the cost of detention, the promise of therapeutic care, and the future Queensland deserves.

Container 1
Current Reality

Queensland Detention

Experience the isolation, cold infrastructure, and compounding harm that defines youth detention today.

Daily Cost
$3,320
Annual Cost
$1.212M
Reoffending
84%
Education Completion
18%

10 minutes locked inside

Container 2
Therapeutic Alternative

Diagrama (Spain)

Embodied empathy, 1:1 staffing, and family-centred support that rebuilds lives instead of warehousing them.

Staff Ratio
1:1
Family Engagement
Weekly
Social Return
€5.64 per €1
Success Rate
73%

10 minutes of possibility

Container 3
Australia's Future

Con|X

Co-design a future where community-led programs, credible messengers, and restorative practice are the norm.

Community Programs
$75/day
Credible Messengers
3% reoffend
Restorative Justice
88% success
Lives Impacted
Thousands

10 minutes to act