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UPDATE: ALL VISITS TO MARYBOROUGH CORRECTIONAL CENTRE HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED As you’re aware, the significant rain event in South East Queensland has led to widespread road closures across South East Queensland. While none of our prisons are impacted directly, a number have been cut off over the...
We appreciate how challenging it has been for you and your loved ones not having face-to-face visits while we managed the COVID-19 outbreaks in our centres. The number of COVID-19 cases in our centres has fallen from a high of 518 on January 17 to 67...
An update on COVID-19 in prisons We thought you might like an update on what is happening in Queensland prisons with COVID-19. As you may have seen in the media, just as Omicron has spread through the community, many Queensland prisons now have COVID-19 cases. As of today,...
Join us as we celebrate National Corrections Day and recognise our officers working on the frontline to keep Queensland safe. Congratulations to the finalists and awards winners! https://youtu.be/GWV6FLge_x8...
This National Corrections Day, we thank our officers working on the frontline to keep Queensland safe. ...
Communities across Queensland will recognise the front-line public safety role played by corrective officers by lighting landmarks across the State up in blue tomorrow for National Corrections Day. National Corrections Day is an opportunity to acknowledge the professionalism and commitment of Queensland Corrective Service officers, and...
Our condolences go to Dog Squad Officer Cameron at Maryborough Correctional Centre on the sudden death of Passive Alert Detection Dog Tilly. Tilly was just three-years-old when she suffered a medical event while playing off duty this week. Despite best efforts, she could not be saved. Tilly...
As the number of positive COVID-19 cases continues to rise, Queensland Corrective Services has made the decision to suspend personal visits to all correctional centres this week as they move to Stage 3 restrictions. Virtual personal visits remain available subject to movement restrictions within the centres. The...
Planning for COVID-19 in our prisons We’re sure that you are aware that COVID-19 is spreading in communities across Queensland, and we are beginning to see cases of COVID-19 in our correctional centres amongst officers and prisoners. This was expected and planned-for long before the border restrictions...
Sandbags filled by prisoners at Maryborough Correctional Centre have been deployed across the Wide Bay area to help protect properties from flooding. General Manager of Maryborough Correctional Centre, Chief Superintendent Kris Winter said it was the fourth year the prison had played a hand in disaster...
