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Prisoners at Maryborough Correctional Centre are giving the local community a head start on preparation for storm season, already filling 6,000 sandbags in readiness for possible flooding. General Manager of Maryborough Correctional Centre, Chief Superintendent Kris Winter said it was the fifth year that the prison...
Queensland Corrective Services can confirm that Queensland Police Service is investigating the death of a 31-year-old prisoner from Capricornia Correctional Centre The man who had sustained injuries was located by QCS officers on Saturday morning. CPR commenced immediately, an ambulance was called and the man was transported...
Six new General-Purpose dogs and their handlers have graduated to the ranks of the elite Queensland Corrective Services’ Delta Unit. QCS Acting Assistant Commissioner Eloise Hamlett said the dog squad teams join the front line of public safety following a rigorous course which included intensive operational...
Queensland’s newest corrective services officers have moved to the frontline of public safety, working to reduce reoffending to keep Far North Queensland safe. 13 new custodial correctional officers were sworn into their roles at a Queensland Corrective Services’ (QCS) graduation ceremony at Mareeba. Member for Cook Cynthia...
Officers from the Southern Queensland Correctional Centre went above and beyond their duty as first responders to a 4WD crash near the prison recently. General Manager, Chief Superintendent, Tamara Bambrick commended Delta Unit dog handlers and a Correctional Centre Supervisor who went to help the crash...
**UPDATE** The prisoner from Palen Creek Correctional Centre has been located and is in the custody of Queensland Corrective Services. The matter has been referred to the Corrective Services Investigation Unit, Queensland Police Service. ENDS Police and Queensland Corrective Services officers are searching for prisoner BOL, Philip Chol who...
Queensland’s newest corrective services officers have moved to the frontline of public safety, working to reduce reoffending to keep South East Queensland safe. 23 new custodial correctional officers were sworn into their roles at a Queensland Corrective Services’ (QCS) graduation ceremony. Member for Mount Ommaney, Jessica Pugh...
Queensland’s newest corrective services officers have moved to the frontline of public safety, working to reduce reoffending to keep Townsville safe. 18 new custodial correctional officers were sworn into their roles at a Queensland Corrective Services’ (QCS) graduation ceremony. Member for Mundingburra Les Walker MP and QCS...
Queensland’s newest corrective services officers step to the frontline of public safety today, working to reduce reoffending to keep South East Queensland safe. 19 new custodial correctional officers will be sworn into their roles at a Queensland Corrective Services’ (QCS) graduation ceremony at the QCS Academy...
Victims’ rights are in the spotlight on National Victims of Crime Day on 16 September. Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) is committed to ensuring victims of crime are supported and have a voice every day through the Victims Register. Established under the Corrective Services Act in 2016, the...
