In a world first for a remand centre, officers and prisoners at Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre (BWCC) are lacing up to organise and take part in parkrun each Saturday morning at the prison from January 25. Parkrun is a free, weekly five kilometre timed walk or...
Hearing the voice of a loved one is crucial in helping prisoners cope with custody and thanks to a new voicemail system, regular family contact for prisoners at Wolston Correctional Centre (WCC) can be made with the touch of a button. Wolston’s Violence Prevention Coordinator Lynne...
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) can confirm a Custodial Correctional Officer was assaulted by a prisoner at Wolston Correctional Centre this morning during an incident where force was required to be used. Officers were preparing a prisoner to transition to the Detention Unit when he struck...
You can tell from the moment you meet Stella what a caring and thoughtful person she is - but you can also tell she doesn’t sit still for long. A well respected and established member of the Escort and Security Branch (ESB) team, Stella is approaching...
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) can confirm two Custodial Correctional Officers were treated at hospital for possible exposure to bodily fluids following an incident at Brisbane Correctional Centre on Sunday afternoon. Two officers were attempting to assist a prisoner who was self-harming when he threw a cup...
We’ve worked with the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council to create a new video as part of the Doing Justice Differently series - taking you inside the Queensland Drug and Alcohol Court (QDAC) to see how we work with participants whose offending behaviour is directly associated...
Women prisoners are providing beautiful handmade clothing to children in need thanks to a program being run out of Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre (BWCC). As part of a partnership between Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) and Uniforms 4 Kids, prisoners at BWCC have been repurposing law enforcement...
Injured wildlife recovering from bushfires in Queensland and New South Wales have received welcome boost of supplies thanks to the women at Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre. As part of the sewing projects at Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre, prisoners in the centre have sewn and created over...
Two Fiji Corrections Service officers and their dogs graduated from the Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) Passive Alert Drug Detection (PADD) Dog Program last week. Acting QCS Commissioner James Koulouris congratulated the handlers and their dogs, Trooper, a Springer Spaniel, and Richie, a Labrador, on completing the...
