Tier 2WATriangulated · 3
In WA, detaining a young person costs 19.2× more per day than community supervision ($4184 vs $218, 2024-25)
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Evidence trail
Detention cost relative to community supervision cost (WA)
Triangulated — 3 or more independent sources · 3 sources on record
How this claim earns its headline
- Productivity Commission Report on Government Servicesconfidence 1.00supports
Derived from ROGS 17A.20 (detention) / 17A.21 (community). Same source for both sides.
- Cross-claim derivationconfidence 0.90supports
ROGS 17A.20 / 17A.21 for WA, 2024-25.
Source record fields: financial_year="2024-25" - AIHW Youth Justice in Australiaconfidence 0.85supports
AIHW cross-checks underlying daily cost.