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Prisoners trained in first aid and mental health are working alongside Correctional Officers at Townsville Women’s Correctional Centre to help guide women through the challenges of incarceration and lessen the demand for health services. Ten women graduating from the Red Cross Sisters for Change program will
26 new Custodial Correctional Officers join the public safety frontline in Far North Queensland. All 26 have completed the 10-week Custodial Officer Entry program including on-the-job training. The new officers now ready to play their role in protecting community safety. Queensland Corrective Services welcomed 26
147 new Custodial Correctional Officers join the public safety frontline The new officers now ready to play their role in protecting community safety Special Commissioner’s Medallion presented to sons of QCS officer for their bravery and quick-thinking that saved mother’s life Queensland Corrective Services (QCS)
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
35 new Custodial Correctional Officers join the public safety frontline in Central Queensland. All 35 have completed the 10-week Custodial Officer Entry program including on-the-job training. The new officers now ready to play their role in protecting community safety. Queensland Corrective Services welcomed 35 new
17 new Custodial Correctional Officers join the public safety frontline in Maryborough All have completed the 10-week Custodial Officer Entry program including on-the-job training The new officers now ready to play their role in protecting community safety Queensland Corrective Services welcomed 17 new officers to
An intelligence-led operation at Maryborough Correctional Centre has successfully foiled an attempt to introduce a large quantity of contraband into the centre. The intercept was revealed as the Minister for Corrective Services Laura Gerber MP visited the Maryborough facility last week to meet with officers and
Queensland Corrective Services’ most beloved Passive Alert Drug Detection dog, Thommo, passed away recently after an extraordinary career and happy retirement with his handler Scott. QCS Commissioner Paul Stewart APM said the Ekka, crowd favourite 14-year-old Labrador and his handler Scott had played an important role
Remembrance Day, November 11 marked the 106th anniversary of the armistice that ended fighting with Germany in World War I and commemorating those killed in both World Wars. While many of the stories of this time are well known, a lesser known wartime story played out
The ‘Doomed Legion’ who ‘merely wanted to help Australia’: The role of Prisoners during World War II Remembrance Day, November 11 marked the 106th anniversary of the armistice that ended fighting with Germany in World War I and commemorated those killed in both World Wars. While World
