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Minister for Corrective Services, Mark Ryan MP and the Commissioner of Queensland Corrective Services (QCS), Paul Stewart APM officially opened the new Toowoomba Community Corrections office at a ceremony yesterday. The new office provides staff with purpose-built facilities to safely supervise more than 750 offenders from...
Southern Queensland Correctional Centre (SQCC) is under the management of Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) after it successfully transitioned to public administration on 1 July. Following the findings of the Crime and Corruption Commissions Taskforce Flaxton in 2018, the Government announced the transition of Queensland’s two privately...
With NAIDOC Week underway, it is the perfect time to put the spotlight on one of our outstanding Indigenous officers for #TakeaLookInsideQCS. Alysha, a Cultural Liaison Officer (CLO) at Brisbane Correctional Centre, is showing how a little bit of care and compassion and a positive...
Congratulations to all our award winners and medal recipients recognised at the 2021 Commissioner’s Awards for Excellence ceremony at Brisbane City Hall yesterday. At the event, outgoing Commissioner Peter Martin APM acknowledged the outstanding performance and remarkable work corrective services officers undertake across the agency to...
Due to community transmission of COVID-19 in South East Queensland, Queensland Corrective Services is cancelling personal visits in all Queensland prisons until further notice under Stage 3 restrictions. The decision was made following consultation with Queensland Health, and affects all high and low security prisons in...
Twenty Corrective Services Officers will be formally acknowledged for cumulative service of over 600 years’ service to public safety in a ceremony in Townsville tomorrow. The officers will receive the Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) Long Service and Good Conduct Medal by Deputy Commissioner Custodial Operations Gary...
The largest graduation ceremony in Queensland Corrective Services history will see 90 new custodial correctional officers sworn into the front line of public safety this afternoon. The graduation is the last to be officiated by Commissioner Peter Martin APM before his retirement on July 2. Thee ceremony...
An officer was suspended from duty on 18 June 2021 due to an ongoing investigation. This is due to allegations of possession of dangerous drugs. As a top-tier public safety agency, Queensland Corrective Services is committed to the highest standards of conduct, transparency and accountability. We expect the...
Eight new custodial correctional officers will be sworn into their front-line role in public safety at a ceremony held in Rockhampton tomorrow (Friday 18 June). Deputy Commissioner for Custodial Operations, Gary McCahon, congratulated the graduates completing the Custodial Officer Entry Program (COEP) and joining their colleagues...
Three Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) officers have been awarded with the Australian Corrections Medal (ACM) as part of the Queen's Birthday celebrations. Commissioner Peter Martin APM said the Australian Corrections Medal acknowledges the excellent, often unseen work that correctional officers do to keep their communities safe. “I’d...
