New data reveals the number of juveniles in custody in New South Wales has risen by 34 per cent.
Indigenous children make up for 60 per cent of the state's minors behind bars.
It comes after the state government strengthened bail laws preventing repeat youth offenders from being released if they were charged with similar offences while in the community.
The number of children in NSW detention has risen by more than 30 per cent and the number of Indigenous children in custody is "really problematic", a government agency has warned.
The assessment from NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) executive director Jackie Fitzgerald comes just months after the state government strengthened bail laws for minors.
According to data from BOCSAR, the state now houses 234 children in detention centres across NSW.
In the past two years data showed the number of juveniles in state detention has risen by 34 per cent, Ms Fitzgerald told the ABC.
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