Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) can confirm a two custodial correctional officers were injured yesterday afternoon whilst interacting with a prisoner at Capricornia Correctional Centre. Around 12.50pm, a prisoner was causing a disturbance and spilled water on the floor of the unit from a
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) has launched another channel for families and friends to keep in contact with loved ones in prison. The prison voicemail system allows approved contacts to leave a voice mail message for prisoners at any time of the day or night. Prisoners can then
Community Corrections officers are deeply committed to addressing the impact of domestic and family violence (DFV) in all that they do and have made a commitment to ‘be someone who does something’ about DFV Every day, front line case managers in Central Region Community Corrections work
Three corrective services officers have been suspended from duty pending ethical standards investigations in the past week. An officer from Capricornia Correctional Centre (CCC) was suspended from duty on May 7 as a result of an ongoing investigation of allegations of inappropriate use of force, preparing
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) has launched a new virtual personal visits program to keep prisoners in contact with family and friends during the COVID-19 pandemic. On 23 March, Commissioner Peter Martin AMP, on advice from Queensland Health, suspended all personal face-to-face visits to prisons in Queensland
Queensland Corrective Services has announced changes to the isolation policy for new reception and transfer prisoners as a part of its ongoing commitment to keeping Queensland prisons free of COVID-19. Commissioner Peter Martin APM announced that from tomorrow, May 2, the isolation policy would be
Queensland Corrective Services is looking to offer more than 400 full-time jobs with a range of career opportunities across the State as part of a recruitment campaign. The campaign encourages Queenslanders to ‘take a look inside’ to see if they have what it takes to help
Queensland Corrective Services is strengthening its efforts to prevent COVID-19 from entering Queensland prisons, with tough new protocols around prisoner receptions and transfers coming into place from Wednesday April 8. Commissioner Peter Martin APM said that the strengthened regimes would see all new receptions and transferred
The first Queensland Corrective Services graduation of the year saw a record 37 new officers joining the ranks at Capricornia Correctional Centre on Friday. It was the largest ever graduation of Custodial Correctional Officers in Rockhampton. Deputy Commissioner Koulouris congratulated the graduates on successfully completing the entry
Dear colleagues International Women’s Day is this Sunday, 8 March. Forming part of Queensland Women’s Week, International Women’s Day is an important occasion to recognise and celebrate the achievement of all women. I am proud to acknowledge and celebrate the significance of women in QCS and the
