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UPDATED: Prisoner located and returned to custody

Queensland Corrective Services can confirm the prisoner who absconded from Palen Creek Low Custody Correctional Centre on 27 May is in police custody. Thanks to Queensland Police Service for their efforts in locating and arresting the individual.      

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UPDATED: Prisoner located and returned to custody

Queensland Corrective Services can confirm the prisoner who absconded from Palen Creek Low Custody Correctional Centre on 29 May is back in QCS custody and has been returned to a high security facility.

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Important information for families – TC Alfred

All visits, including in-person, virtual and professional visits to South East Queensland prisons have been cancelled for the remainder of this week in preparation for TC Alfred. This will be reassessed on Monday at which time we’ll provide an update. This includes Woodford, Wolston, Brisbane Men’s, Arthur

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Happy 90th to Palen Creek Correctional Centre

Commonwealth’s first low custody prison farm opened in 1934 Strong agricultural history and record of supporting the local community High-quality reformation programs delivered to break the cycle of offending   Palen Creek Correctional Centre in south-east Queensland is celebrating its 90th anniversary after it was

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Prisoners’ almighty effort restores historic church pews

Female prisoners have answered the prayers of Leyburn’s Catholic Church in the Southern Downs Region, restoring the chapel’s century-old pews as part of the Queensland Corrective Services’ Work Camp Program. Five low security prisoners worked with an expert French polisher to restore 19 pews at Saint

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Update – booking of visits in South East Queensland to recommence

Due to Queensland’s sustained effort to contain the COVID-19 cases in the Greater Brisbane community over the past two weeks, we are able relax the restrictions at all of our centres and offices. Queensland Health advised that we are able to recommence booking personal visits as

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COVID-19 update, Victoria community transmission

To ensure the safety of officers and prisoners, visitors to our prisons will be screened to ensure they have not been to Victoria recently. On advice of the Chief Health Officer, we are restricting access to anyone who has been in Victoria in the last 14