COVID-19 announcement – Visits to Queensland Correctional Centres
Due to the declaration of the Greater Sydney Area as a COVID-19 hot spot, visitors to our prisons will be screened to ensure they have not been in the area in the past 14 days, or since 11 December, whichever period is shorter.
For the safety of our officers and prisoners, we ask that if you have been in the Greater Sydney Area in this timeframe, please don't attempt to visit our centres.
Virtual Personal Visits can still be booked as normal.
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