The report by Social Care Wales looked at the experiences of 10- to 17-year-olds from Wales who are being deprived of their liberty in secure accommodation across the UK.
This includes details of violent treatment within the centres and when they are being transported to secure accommodation, often far from their home.
The report found that a lack of secure beds in the devolved region means half are being locked up in homes outside of Wales, in England and Scotland.
One young interviewee, Jack, told the report authors how he was sent to a secure home in England against his will on his birthday.
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