Detectives from the Corrective Services Investigation Unit (CSIU) have charged 17 people on 45 charges after search warrants were executed in Brisbane,.
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Senior correctional officer charged over sexual acts performed at facility
A senior Corrective Services NSW officer has been charged following an investigation into sexual acts allegedly performed in front of female employees at a correctional facility in the state’s Central Tablelands.
Earlier this month, detectives from the Robbery and Serious Crime Squad’s Corrective Services Investigation Unit established Strike Force Winrow to investigate allegations of inappropriate behaviour at a facility in Bathurst.
During the investigation, police received information relating to sexual acts being performed at the facility by a senior male correctional officer on numerous occasions over the past six years.
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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.