Prisons and detention centres

• Finding a prisoner
• Contacting a prisoner
• Emailing a prisoner
• Transferring money to a prisoner

Location and contact details for Queensland’s correctional centres.

• Prisoner's rights
• Prisoner health and wellbeing
• Daily life in prison
• Leaving prison

Low-risk prisoners can perform community work in regional areas, such as mowing lawns and maintaining community infrastructure, which benefit the wider community.

Information about Youth Detention Centres, including what happens in a detention centre and your rights.

Dog squad units across Queensland work in all secure correctional centres helping to keep our centres drug free. Our drug detection dogs play a crucial role in barrier detection at each centre.

Provides information on the role of a custodial correctional officer within a Queensland prison and how to apply.