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Newest Townsville custodial correctional officers graduate into frontline roles

31 new Custodial Correctional Officers graduate in Townsville. Graduates will strengthen frontline staffing at Townsville Correctional Centre. The milestone forms part of the Queensland’s Government’s delivery of 2,000 new corrections officers since coming to government. Queensland Corrective Services has welcomed the latest cohort of Custodial

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Loved by everyone: Vale PADD Dog Cooper

Queensland Corrective Services is saddened to announce the passing of retired Passive Alert Drug Detection (PADD) dog Cooper, who served eight years at Townsville Correctional Complex, following a short battle with lymphoma. ‘Super’ Cooper, as he was affectionately known, commenced his career with QCS as an

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Newest Maryborough custodial correctional officers graduate into frontline roles

13 new Custodial Correctional Officers graduate in Maryborough. Graduates will strengthen frontline staffing at Maryborough Correctional Centre. The milestone forms part of the Queensland’s Government’s delivery of 2,000 new corrections officers since coming to government.   Queensland Corrective Services has welcomed the latest cohort of Custodial

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New officers bolster corrections frontline

New Custodial Correctional Officers graduate in Brisbane Graduates will strengthen frontline staffing across correctional centres in SEQ   Queensland Corrective Services has welcomed the latest cohort of Custodial Correctional Officers to the frontline, with 136 new recruits graduating the Custodial Officer Entry Program in Brisbane on

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From Pups to Protectors: Five new drug detection dogs join the frontline

Queensland Corrective Services has welcomed five new Passive Alert Drug Detection (PADD) dogs — Nova, Danny, Havoc, Panko and Doug and their handlers, who graduated at a special ceremony at Queensland Parliament House this month (Thursday 17 September). Five QCS Dog Handlers and their dogs were

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Prisoner located and returned to custody

Queensland Corrective Services can confirm the prisoner who absconded from Townsville Low Custody Men's Correctional Centre on 14 September is back in custody and returned to high security at Townville Men's Correctional Centre. Our thanks to Queensland Police Service for their efforts in locating and taking

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Community safety strengthened in the Scenic Rim thanks to QCS officers

Queensland Corrective Services officers continue to thwart major attempts to introduce contraband into correctional centres, recently seizing hundreds of prohibited items. Recently, officers from Palen Creek Correctional Centre near Beaudesert located and intercepted a significant quantity of contraband. More than 700 prohibited items, including mobile phones, chargers,

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Community safety strengthened in Mareeba thanks to QCS officers

Queensland Corrective Services officers continue to thwart major attempts to introduce contraband into correctional centres, recently seizing several prohibited items in the state’s far north. Officers at Lotus Glen Low Security Correctional Centre located a concealed object during a routine perimeter patrol recently. Officers retrieved the package and