New South Wales has six youth detention centres, known as Youth Justice Centres, which accommodate young people who have been refused bail or sentenced to detention. In the second quarter of 2019, there were 8,837 young people serving sentences in detention in NSW. There were 4,566 young people being held in youth detention on remand. The Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987, sets out procedures for young people being held in detention centres and how they are to be treated in detention. Read More About Youth Detention in NSW