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Community Corrections officers on the Sunshine Coast have worked together with offenders under their supervision to provide comfort and supplies to injured wildlife following recent bushfires. A call was put out to Maroochydore Community Corrections for donations, and the team dug deep and collected medical supplies,...
Queensland Corrective Services can confirm that officers have been injured during an incident where force was required to be used at Borallon Training and Correctional Centre today. Officers were restraining a prisoner that was non-compliant and acting in an aggressive manner. As the...
Queensland Corrective Services can confirm that an officer has been injured during an incident where force was required to be used at Townsville Correctional Centre On November 18. Officers were searching a prisoner when he became non-compliant and as he was being restrained he struck out...
Acting Commissioner James Koulouris has praised the efforts of all Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) officers involved in the evacuation at Palen Creek Correctional Centre and the ongoing support they are providing emergency services. On November 12, 133 low security male prisoners were safety evacuated from Palen...
A custodial correctional officer was suspended from duty on 20 November 2019, as a result of an ongoing investigation relating to allegations of being unfit for duty and derelict in duties at the Townsville Correctional Centre. As a top-tier public safety agency, Queensland Corrective Services is...
Queensland Corrective Services can confirm that two officers have been injured during an incident where force was required to be used at Woodford Correctional Centre this morning. Officers were directing a prisoner to his cell when he became non-compliant and threw a number of punches...
A large number of suboxone strips have been seized following targeted searches at Woodford Correctional Centre. Two separate targeted searches of visitors attending the centre in early November were undertaken following information obtained by prison staff. In total, 129 suboxone strips were seized which has an estimated...
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) can confirm a Custodial Correctional Officer was assaulted by a prisoner at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre yesterday during an incident where force was required to be used. Officers were preparing a prisoner to transition from the medical unit when he struck an...
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) can confirm a Custodial Correctional Officer was injured by a prisoner at Woodford Correctional Centre yesterday during an incident where force was required to be used. Officers were performing a search of the prisoner when he became non-compliant and force needed to...
Delivering community safety is QCS’ purpose and we work diligently and passionately to ensure that individuals who come in contact with the correctional system are less likely to return to crime. We do this by maximising the chances for offenders to rehabilitate, reintegrate and lead...
