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The expertise of community corrections officers from across Queensland has been recognised today at a ceremony held at the Queensland Corrective Services.
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Death in custody, Wolston Correctional Centre
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) can confirm the death of a prisoner in QCS custody at the Princess Alexandra Hospital today.
The 26-year old man was found nonresponsive in a single occupancy cell at Wolston Correctional Centre on February 16 and responding officers administered first aid until paramedics arrived.
He was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital and was pronounced deceased today.
Support is being offered to the responding officers and their colleagues at Wolston Correctional Centre.
The responding officers have been praised by Senior Officers for their professional, swift response to the incident.
Nearly 400 Woodford Correctional Centre inmates are sharing cells and 90 are sleeping on mattresses on the floor, which the union says leads to more violence.
Nearly 400 Woodford Correctional Centre inmates are sharing cells and 90 are sleeping on mattresses on the floor, which the union says leads to more violence.