Two secure units were officially opened by Corrective Services Minister, Mark Ryan MP and Commissioner Peter Martin APM this week as part of the expansion of the Capricornia Correctional Centre. As part of the $241 million expansion, the two secure units will add 100 additional cells
QCS can confirm that three officers have been injured in incidents at Woodford and Wolston Correctional Centres yesterday. Yesterday afternoon around 2pm, officers at Woodford Correctional Centre were interacting with a prisoner when he became aggressive and headbutted an officer. The prisoner was restrained and during the
QCS can confirm that a custodial correctional officer has been injured during an incident involving a prisoner at Maryborough Correctional Centre yesterday. Officers attempted to enter the cell of a prisoner yesterday afternoon when he became non-compliant. Responding officers were forced to use chemical agents to subdue
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) has seen a large uptake of several technological solutions into correctional centres over the past two months in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of QCS’ pandemic response, a number of innovations have been introduced into centres to address the
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
