A Qld jail is battling a prison officer shortage amid a highly publicised expansion that has been slammed over dangerous...
26th Feb. 2021 5:02 AM
The facility remains in tight lockdown after a number of its workers underwent testing.
01st Sept. 2020 12:09 AM
Not only did they make history, they also assaulted staff, wielded makeshift weapons and sat on the roof for three...
25th Aug. 2020 5:08 AM
She sobbed in court after pleading guilty for her role in smuggling seven satchels of tobacco into the Capricornia...
18th Aug. 2020 12:08 AM
Both officers were taken to the medical unit for assessment and the prisoner was restrained and escorted to the Detention...
18th June 2020 12:06 PM
It was supposed to be a routine visit to the prison health centre, but things turned nasty. Now a prison officer faces a...
05th Feb. 2020 10:02 AM
The riot was over what was believed to be a lack of sugar packets and television remote controls.
11th Jan. 2020 12:01 AM
A Rockhampton prison officer pleaded guilty to a charge laid by the Crime and Corruption Commission, but his matter could...
09th Dec. 2019 12:12 AM
Prison authorities warn of tough penalties as drone sightings become more common over Qld jails
01st Dec. 2019 3:12 PM
The investigation focused on allegations of corruption in the Capricornia Correctional Centre.
26th Nov. 2019 6:11 AM
Seven prison guards from a major correctional centre are facing 12 charges ranging from misconduct to assault.
28th Oct. 2019 5:10 PM
SUGAR HIT: Police continuing investigations into prison riot as lockdown lifted at CQ prison
17th Oct. 2019 2:10 PM
Dozens of inmates, some armed with weapons, have trashed a prison unit in central Queensland in the state’s second...
13th Oct. 2019 6:10 AM
CRIMINAL records of two young men who tried to smuggle drugs into A QLD jail show a complete disregard for the law and look...
12th Oct. 2019 7:10 AM
A MAN who claimed there was a price on his head and his life was in danger going to Capricornia Correctional Centre abused...
24th Aug. 2019 4:08 AM
Queensland Court of Appeal win for Martin Leigh Hyatt who is accused of assaulting a fellow inmate. He will now face a new...
13th May 2019 1:05 PM
All hospitalised prisoners have returned to the correction facility
08th May 2019 8:05 AM
ETHICAL Standard Unit and the Crime and Corruption Commission investigate 'inappropriate behaviour' in their workplace
04th April 2019 5:04 PM
Sordid story of predation in shared jail cell heard at top court
01st Feb. 2019 5:02 PM
A CAPRICORN Correctional Centre contract worker has lost his licence for nine months.
04th Dec. 2018 2:12 PM
He found God while in prison for attempted murder, cleaned up but returned to the drug scene after being unemployed for a...
21st June 2018 8:06 AM
Dramatic day ends in arrest of Levi James Brown
20th June 2018 8:06 AM
Police swarm Mackay street as stolen car ditched, escapee captured
07th June 2018 3:06 PM
Police on look-out for prisoners after sighting in Mackay area
06th June 2018 3:06 PM
POLICE are searching for two escapees, including one man from Mackay, who escaped from Capricornia Correctional Centre...
04th June 2018 2:06 PM
