Prison officials claim they can t estimate the damage bill from the Arthur Gorrie jail COVID-19 lockdown riot which trashed 170 cells. Inmates began damaging their cells - including flooding them and lighting fires - after they were locked in their cells for prolonged periods during a Stage 4 lockdown in September. It was sparked by three academy officers and two Arthur Gorrie officers contracting the virus. Some prison officers had been told the damage bill would be in the millions of dollars however a corrective services spokesman said they were unable to provide any figure. Damage to Arthur Gorrie jail after a riot last year. Picture: Ch 7
Crime by SHAYLA BULLOCH
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Subscriber only A PRISONER is under investigation after he allegedly stole from a gravesite, while performing community service. It s understood the unnamed prisoner stole watches and a hat from the grave of Lucius Baira-Hill who was killed when an allegedly stolen car hit a roundabout and rolled before hitting a traffic pole. It wasn t until a relative of the 13-year-old s, who is also serving time at the Stuart Prison saw the inmate with the stolen items and reported it to guards at the facility. Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) confirmed it was investigating the incident, believed to have occurred late last year.
Queensland is lighting up blue to celebrate the work of corrections officers on the front line of public safety on National Corrections Day, Friday 15.