Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) Commissioner Peter Martin APM has congratulated QCS officers at his annual awards for excellence. As a top-tier public safety agency, Commissioner Martin established the Commissioner’s Awards for Excellence in 2018 to celebrate outstanding service from QCS staff in the across five categories:...
Lotus Glen Correctional Centre has used a touch football competition to curb anti-social behaviour of prisoners, hosting the inaugural Lotus Glen Correctional Centre (LGCC) touch football competition. The brainchild of the activities team, the Prisoner Advisory Committee (PAC) and the Violence Prevention Coordinator it was run...
Queensland Corrective Services can confirm that Queensland Police Service is investigating the death of a 47-year-old prisoner at Townsville Correctional Centre this morning. The man, who was in a single occupancy cell was located by officers early this morning in a secure unit. Queensland Ambulance Service was...
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) Commissioner Peter Martin APM today announced the appointment of Richard Butcher as the General Manager of the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre (LGCC), as well as number of redeployments. Commencing at LGCC on July 13, Mr Butcher was recruited from Department of Corrections...
Prisoners from around the state are helping put healthy food on the table for thousands of hungry Queenslanders, while also learning useful job skills which may help them reintegrate into the community on their release. In an agreement between Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) and BeefBank, which...
An administrative officer has been suspended from duty today as a result of being charged with two criminal offences by the Queensland Police Service. The charges are unrelated to their work conduct. As a top-tier public safety agency, Queensland Corrective Services is committed to the highest standards...
Officers from Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday 2019 Honours List, receiving the Australian Corrections Medal (ACM) for their diligent and distinguished service to public safety. General Manager of Borallon Training and Correctional Centre (Borallon), Peter Henderson, was one of two...
Queensland Corrective Services can confirm that Queensland Police Service is investigating the death of a prisoner at Borallon Training and Correctional Centre overnight. The 27-year-old man, who was in a shared cell in a secure unit was located by staff at about 5am this morning. Resuscitation was...
The second group of assistance dogs in Borallon Training and Correctional Centre’s recently introduced Smart Pups program will lend their new skills to help children with disability thanks to the help of prisoners. Nacho, Ninja, Nixie and Nellie graduated last month after beginning the program in...
A 47-year-old male Queensland Corrective Services officer was suspended from duty yesterday pending an investigation relating to an allegation of unauthorised use of force. As a top-tier public safety agency, Queensland Corrective Services is committed to the highest standards of conduct, transparency and accountability. We expect...
