For people in prison or detention

People in prison or youth detention still have human rights, and are entitled to protection from discrimination and sexual harassment.

Some human rights – like liberty and freedom of movement - are necessarily limited in prison or in youth detention. However, human rights should not limited more than what is necessary to maintain a safe and operational prison or detention centre.

There are specific processes people in prison must follow in order to make a complaint under the Anti-Discrimination Act or the Human Rights Act.

• Read our fact sheet:  Complaints about prisons, community corrections and service providers - Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 vs Human Rights Act 2019 (PDF File, 653.9 KB)

Please note that immigration detention centres are not run by the state of Queensland. For human rights concerns regarding these places of detention, please contact the Australian Human Rights Commission or the Commonwealth Ombudsman.