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Hearing the voice of a loved one is crucial in helping prisoners cope with custody and thanks to a new voicemail system, regular family contact for prisoners at Wolston Correctional Centre (WCC) can be made with the touch of a button. Wolston’s Violence Prevention Coordinator Lynne...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-ckzwCkmBw Prisoners at Palen Creek Correctional Centre are turning out hand-crafted homes for native bees, with the bee motels flying off the shelves almost as quickly as they are finished. Custodial Correctional Officer Russell Stanford, who was instrumental in creating the innovative program, said the bee motels...
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) can confirm a Custodial Correctional Officer was assaulted by a prisoner at Wolston Correctional Centre this morning during an incident where force was required to be used. Officers were preparing a prisoner to transition to the Detention Unit when he struck...
When we talk about our general purpose dogs, most people think of German shepherds and malinois – but did you know we’ve had a working rottweiler keeping our prisons safe? Twelve year old Jed retired in 2017, but he served to protect Queensland for six years...
You can tell from the moment you meet Stella what a caring and thoughtful person she is - but you can also tell she doesn’t sit still for long. A well respected and established member of the Escort and Security Branch (ESB) team, Stella is approaching...
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) can confirm two Custodial Correctional Officers were treated at hospital for possible exposure to bodily fluids following an incident at Brisbane Correctional Centre on Sunday afternoon. Two officers were attempting to assist a prisoner who was self-harming when he threw a cup...
Three prisoners have absconded from Townsville Correctional Centre low security men's farm this evening. If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day. You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity...
Prisoners at Capricornia Correctional Centre spent a part of Christmas afternoon in lockdown after someone attempted to drop contraband into the centre using a drone. At about 1:45pm, a custodial correctional officer saw a drone hovering over the exercise yard of a secure unit carrying a...
In a state-wide first, we’re looking for a Manager to establish a specialised unit which will change the way offenders are managed in Queensland, and have life-changing impacts on rehabilitation and crime prevention. The first Case Management Unit (CMU) will launch at the Townsville Correctional Complex...
We’ve worked with the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council to create a new video as part of the Doing Justice Differently series - taking you inside the Queensland Drug and Alcohol Court (QDAC) to see how we work with participants whose offending behaviour is directly associated...
