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Fifteen new custodial correctional officers were sworn into their front-line role in public safety at a ceremony in Mareeba today. Queensland Corrective Services Deputy Commissioner James Koulouris congratulated the graduates completing the Custodial Officer Entry Program (COEP). “Our officers are the best trained and equipped in Australia...
Amber, Intelligence Analyst, Brisbane Region Community Corrections Queenslander Amber joined the public sector to make a positive difference and help and support communities, so she followed her passion and joined community corrections which ticked all the boxes for her. “Since joining Queensland Corrective Services (QCS), I...
45 new custodial correctional officers (CCOs) were sworn into their roles on the front line of public safety in a ceremony in Brisbane yesterday. Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) Commissioner Paul Stewart APM congratulated the officers for completing the Custodial Officer Entry Program (COEP) and joining the...
After consultation with Queensland Health regarding community cases in South East Queensland, visits have been reinstated to our prisons. This means that personal visits will be able to booked as normal. Virtual personal visits are also available. Please contact the relevant correctional centre for details of current...
Due to concerns about the source of community transition of COVID-19 in Brisbane, all visits have been cancelled at in South East Queensland prisons effective immediately. If you have a visit booked today, please do not attend the centre, as you will be turned away. This means...
Philippa, Acting District Manager, Mount Gravatt Community Corrections Acting District Manager Philippa, from Mount Gravatt Community Corrections, was drawn to a career where she could make a difference in people’s lives and contribute to her community in a meaningful way. Joining Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) allowed her...
Officers from Townsville Correctional Complex have been praised for their efforts in preventing approximately $27,000 in drugs entering the centre in an operation on the weekend. General Manager Townsville Correctional Complex, Chief Superintendent Louise Kneeshaw said the operation was carefully coordinated with Queensland Police to disrupt...
Four of Townsville Correctional Complex’s General Purpose dogs will retire from service after distinguished careers keeping custodial officers safe. General Purpose (GP) dogs Bullet, Kato, and Diesel served a total of 29 years in Queensland Corrective Services alongside their handlers. The principle functions of correctional dog are...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHSENFgC8cg #BrisbanePride festival kicks off on 2 September. For 30 years, Brisbane’s LGBTIQ+ community has come together to celebrate diversity with a history that runs deep within the hearts and minds of Queenslanders. As a top tier forward facing organisation, Queensland Corrective Services embraces workplace diversity. It provides...
Officers at Townsville Correctional Low Security Men’s Centre have been praised for their work in intercepting a contraband and would-be abscond drop last night. The officers located a package of contraband outside the centre at about 1:50am while conducting a regular patrol of the perimeter of...
