Queensland Corrective Services can confirm officers responded to a medical emergency involving a prisoner at Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre last night (30 May 2025). Officers responded before QAS arrived on site and transported the individual to hospital. Support is being offered to the responding officers and their
Queensland Corrective Services can confirm a death in custody at Woodford Correctional Centre overnight. The 64-year-old man was accommodated in a single cell and was found unresponsive at approximately 10pm. Responding officers called QAS and attempted to revive the man however their efforts were unsuccessful. The incident has
You may have seen some coverage of a report into deaths in custody in Australia. We thought you might like to see the response provided to media on this topic: Queensland has the second highest prison population in Australia, behind NSW. The Queensland prison population has
Queensland Corrective Services can confirm the death of a prisoner at Caboolture Hospital yesterday afternoon. The 51-year-old man had been incarcerated at Woodford Correctional Centre before being transported to hospital as a result of ongoing medical conditions. QCS will assist the Queensland Police Service in preparing a
30 new Custodial Correctional Officers join the frontline of public safety. Queensland Corrective Services offers many career paths. Officers equipped with the highest level of training, skills and support. Queensland Corrective Services inducted 30 Custodial Correctional Officers (CCO) to the frontline of public safety on
As at midday 7 January, Lotus Glen Correctional Centre had four officers unfit for duty due to COVID-19. There was one prisoner with confirmed COVID. The unit has remained in lockdown to allow for prisoner testing and cleaning. Due to the rapidly changing situation with COVID-19 in
QCS can confirm that a corrective services officer was injured in an incident with a prisoner at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre yesterday. The officer, who has been praised for their quick thinking and response during the incident, was transported to hospital as a precautionary measure following
One year after a comprehensive review of the workplace culture at Townsville Correctional Complex was finalised, all of the local actions recommended by the independent workplace investigator have been implemented. Nearly 30 actions were recommended to address officers’ concerns about the culture at the complex, and
We don’t discuss the management of individual prisoners, however decisions relating to prisoners who are in Maximum Security Units are very carefully considered, with input from officers, multi-disciplinary teams including health experts. Transitioning MSU prisoners to lower classification accommodation is always accompanied by an Intensive Management
Queensland Corrective Services can confirm that a 73-year-old prisoner has died after suffering what appears to be a medical incident at Wolston Correctional Centre yesterday evening. The man attended the medical centre at the prison suffering shortness of breath before rapidly declining. QAS attended, but attempts by
