05/08/2025
UPDATED: Prisoner located and returned to custody
Queensland Corrective Services can confirm the prisoner who absconded from Palen Creek Low Custody Correctional Centre on 5 August is back in custody.
16/07/2025
Joint QFD/QCS exercise tests inter-agency response
Lotus Glen Correctional Centre was the scene of a simulated firefighting and search and rescue operation recently as a part of a multi-agency training exercise. The contingency training, which involved officers from the Queensland Corrective Services Centre Emergency Response Team (CERT) and dog squad, saw two
27/06/2025
Warwick Work Camp supporting the community for 30 years
Warwick Work Camp was established as the first women’s prisoner work camp in Australia in 1995 Low risk women building employable skills and making reparations to the community 35 community service projects currently on the go Queensland Corrective Services’ Warwick Work Camp
27/06/2025
New correctional officers committed to community safety in Townsville
16 new Custodial Correctional Officers join the public safety frontline in Northern Queensland All 16 have completed the 10-week Custodial Officer Entry program including on-the-job training. The new officers now ready to play their role in protecting community safety. Queensland Corrective Services welcomed 16 new
20/06/2025
Major boost in community safety as hundreds of new corrections officers join the frontline
137 new Custodial Correctional Officers graduated in Brisbane today to deliver safer communities where we live. They join more than 60 new graduate correctional officers this month in Maryborough, Rockhampton, Mareeba and Townsville. Three experienced officers recognised in Brisbane for exemplary service and commitment
19/06/2025
New correctional officers committed to community safety in Far North Queensland
17 new Custodial Correctional Officers join the public safety frontline in Mareeba All 17 have completed the 10-week Custodial Officer Entry program including on-the-job training The new officers now ready to play their role in protecting community safety. Queensland Corrective Services welcomed 17 new Custodial
16/06/2025
New correctional officers committed to community safety in Rockhampton
20 new Custodial Correctional Officers join the public safety frontline All 20 have completed the 10-week Custodial Officer Entry program including on-the-job training The new officers now ready to play their role in protecting community safety Queensland Corrective Services welcomed 20 new Custodial Correctional officers
30/05/2025
Car park arrest at Maryborough Correctional Centre
QCS Intel Officers identified cause for targeted search of visitor vehicle Multiple items including drugs, weapons and licence plates located Two people arrested by QPS An intelligence-led operation at Maryborough Correctional Centre has taken a substantial haul of drugs, weapons and other illegal items off
16/05/2025
Shining a light on QCS officers: Queensland celebrates National Corrections Day (with audio grabs)
Queensland illuminates blue to mark National Corrections Day today (May 16). National Corrections Day raises awareness about the critical work of correctional officers on the front line of public safety. Several officers acknowledged for their dedication and professionalism. Queensland illuminated blue today (May 16) to
08/05/2025
Corrections dog squad boost to enhance safety and security
Largest singular intake of new Corrective Services dogs and their handlers graduate in front of family and friends Highly skilled teams deployed to correctional centres in Townsville, Rockhampton, Brisbane and the Lockyer Valley Queensland Corrective Services has celebrated a milestone of the four-legged variety as