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...
Thirty two new custodial correctional officers were sworn into their front-line role in public safety at a ceremonies held in Townsville and Maryborough in the past two days. Commissioner Peter Martin APM congratulated the graduates completing the Custodial Officer Entry Program (COEP) and joining their colleagues...
Queensland Corrective Services can confirm that a prisoner died overnight at Maryborough Correctional Centre. The 74-year-old man was found deceased in his single occupancy cell at about 4:30am. Officers and QAS made attempts to resuscitate the man, however he was declared dead at about 5:20am. QCS will assist...
From July 1 prisoners in Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) facilities will no longer be able to receive cash in the mail. Family members and friends sending money to prisoners will need to use Secure Payments Services (SPS) or send a money order after that date. SPS is...
Forty-six new Custodial Correctional Officers (CCOs) and eight dog squad officers and their dogs were sworn into frontline roles in public safety at a ceremony at the Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) Academy today. The ceremony also acknowledged three recent recipients of the Australian Corrections Medal (ACM)...
