Prison overcrowding and other matters report

The Legal Affairs and Safety Committee (LASC) of the Queensland Parliament referred various matters to this Office about Queensland’s corrective services system. This report details the Office’s investigation of the matters that LASC raised.

Among the issues referred that were within the Office’s jurisdiction, the most significant was the impact of prison overcrowding.

Report

Prison overcrowding and other matters report: An investigation in response to a reference by the Legal Affairs and Safety Committee of the Queensland Parliament (PDF 15.8MB)

Snapshot

Snapshot - Prison overcrowding and other matters report (PDF 192.5KB)

Media release

New Ombudsman report: Prison overcrowding and other matters (PDF 163.8KB)