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Setting strong foundations for Community Corrections

17 new Community Corrections officers graduated this week alongside 3 Cultural Liaison Officers New approach to Community Corrections training delivering benefits for officers, communities and individuals under supervision Community Corrections is key to keeping Queensland communities safe by supervising individuals and supporting long-term behaviour

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Op-Ed: Breaking incarceration cycles for lasting generational change

Queensland Corrective Services Chief Superintendent for First Nations and Cultural Capability, Wendy Ah Chin, proud Waanyi woman from North Queensland As Queensland maps its course on the Path to Treaty, Queensland Corrective Services recognises its important role in addressing the over-representation of First Nations people

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New correctional officers boost community safety in South East Queensland

33 new Custodial Correctional Officers join the frontline of public safety 403 new officers have joined QCS in the past year One officer recognised with prestigious National Medal Officers equipped with the highest level of training, skills and support. Queensland Corrective Services inducted 33 Custodial

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Take Your Dog To Work Day

This Take Your Dog to Work Day, we’d like to send a #Shoutout to all the hardworking canines at Queensland Correctional Services who play a vital role in keeping our centres safe. https://youtu.be/DK0yrNvdp1U

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Queensland Corrective Services officers recognised in Honour List

• Three Queensland Corrective Services officers receive prestigious Australian Corrections Medal (ACM) • Officers recognised for creating stronger, safer communities • The ACM recognises distinguished service by an operational member of an Australian state or territory civilian corrections service for adults. Three Queensland Corrective Services officers have been

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Capricornia Correctional Centre launches the Disrupting Family Violence Program

 Capricornia Correctional Centre (CAPCC) launches program to tackle domestic and family violence.  The Disrupting Family Violence Program (DFVP) is a perpetrator program delivered over 10 weeks.  Program involves officers from Custodial Operations, Community Corrections, and violence specialists. Capricornia Correctional Centre has launched the Disrupting Family

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Prisoner located and returned to custody

Queensland Corrective Services can confirm the prisoner who escaped from lawful custody at Rockhampton Hospital has been located by police and is in custody.    

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Low security and its role in community safety

From time to time, you may hear reports of prisoners absconding from low security facilities. We thought you might like some information on how prisoners are managed in low security facilities in Queensland, why low security is so important to community safety, and what happens when