Fatigued prison officers have been working 18-hour shifts and sleeping in their cars to keep up with a soaring inmate population nearing 10,000 criminals in Queensland. Ballooning by 1053 prisoners since June last year, the state s jails now house 9614 people in 7484 cells. Bunk beds have been rolled out to jails but inmates at some centres are sleeping on mattresses on floors in doubled up cells. At Brisbane Correctional Centre there was 939 inmates late last month - 379 above the built cell number and 170 above bed numbers - with prisoners sleeping on the ground on mattresses and jail units overcrowded. Brisbane Correctional Centre at Wacol is overcapacity with more than 900 inmates last month.
 A SHORTAGE of GPS trackers could give hardcore teen criminals free rein through the city after a major bungle in the State Government s new youth crime plan. The
Townsville Bulletin can confirm there are no GPS trackers housed in Townsville, despite the government announcing the implementation of the devices as part of its new seven-pronged youth crime pan. The
Bulletin also understands that it takes multiple days for the trackers to arrive in the region from Brisbane, allowing the recidivist offenders days of free rein to potentially commit more crime. On Tuesday, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the GPS tracker trial would be rolled out at Moreton, north Brisbane, Logan, Gold Coast and Townsville.
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Australian-first OMCG exit and prevention program launched
Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services The Honourable Mark Ryan
Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, the Honourable Mark Ryan MP, joined Commissioner Katarina Carroll today to officially launch Australia’s first exit program for former outlaw motorcycle gang members wanting a lasting way out of gang life.
The Exit Program launch coincided with the release of two videos revealing the truth about associating with OMCGs as told by former gang members and families.
The former outlaw motorcycle gang members featured in the videos tell how they and their families continue to live with the consequences of their choice to join a gang.
Bikie gang recruitment tricks revealed in exit program Outlaw motorcycle gangs are recruiting younger men who are drawn to the gangster image and keen to get rich quick, a new study has shown.
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Subscriber only Outlaw motorcycle members now have a government-backed exit strategy to renounce their allegiance, including counselling and support to tackle any drug and alcohol issues. Queensland Police Minister Mark Ryan MP said the Exit Program was an Australian first and would assist former outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) members wanting a new and crime-free life. This is about helping gang members transform their lives and turn their backs on gangs. it s the first program of this type in the southern hemisphere, Mr Ryan said.