An update on COVID-19 in prisons We thought you might like an update on what is happening in Queensland prisons with COVID-19. As you may have seen in the media, just as Omicron has spread through the community, many Queensland prisons now have COVID-19 cases. As of today,...
Join us as we celebrate National Corrections Day and recognise our officers working on the frontline to keep Queensland safe. Congratulations to the finalists and awards winners! https://youtu.be/GWV6FLge_x8...
This National Corrections Day, we thank our officers working on the frontline to keep Queensland safe. ...
Communities across Queensland will recognise the front-line public safety role played by corrective officers by lighting landmarks across the State up in blue tomorrow for National Corrections Day. National Corrections Day is an opportunity to acknowledge the professionalism and commitment of Queensland Corrective Service officers, and...
Our condolences go to Dog Squad Officer Cameron at Maryborough Correctional Centre on the sudden death of Passive Alert Detection Dog Tilly. Tilly was just three-years-old when she suffered a medical event while playing off duty this week. Despite best efforts, she could not be saved. Tilly...
Planning for COVID-19 in our prisons We’re sure that you are aware that COVID-19 is spreading in communities across Queensland, and we are beginning to see cases of COVID-19 in our correctional centres amongst officers and prisoners. This was expected and planned-for long before the border restrictions...
After consultation with Queensland Health regarding confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Queensland, visits have been paused in multiple Queensland Correctional Centres. Under the restrictions, personal visits have been paused for the following centres: Lotus Glen Maryborough Arthur Gorrie Wolston (from 10 January) Brisbane Brisbane Womens Borrallon Numinbah At this stage other correctional centres are operating...
Officers at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre are currently working with a number of confirmed positive COVID-19 prisoners. AGCC General Manager, Chief Superintendent Scott Collins confirmed the COVID-19 cases in a recent internal broadcast reassuring officers that the safety and wellbeing of the centre were his priority. Ch....
If you intend visiting a correctional centre, there are things you need to know. For those aged 16 and above, you must be fully vaccinated and be able to provide proof of your vaccination. All visitors must also wear a mask at correctional facilities. Click...
Workers in Queensland’s correctional facilities have been praised for their high level of vaccine uptake as mandates come into effect in the State’s prisons. The Chief Health Officer’s COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Workers in a high-risk setting Direction came into effect on December 17. The Commissioner of...
