Queensland Government to run two privately owned prisons in bid to reduce assaults
- molly510
- Mar 26, 2019
- 1 min read
Of Queensland's 12 high-security prisons, two — the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre and Southern Queensland Correctional Centre — are currently run by private operators.
The State Government made the announcement this morning in response to recommendations from the Crime and Corruption Commission's Taskforce Flaxton, in a move that will cost the state an extra $111 million over four years.
"We have provided 11 years of outstanding service to the state of Queensland. We are very proud of our record, not only in managing SQCC, but introducing a number of innovations to reduce issues of overcrowding and to reduce reoffending in the community," Mr Irwin said.
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