PLS is offering Safe Way Home volunteer opportunities in 2017. The role is unpaid and requires a commitment of one day per week for a minimum of three months. Volunteer days for SWH are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. How to apply: Please send a one page cover letter addressing the selection criteria (below) and […]
Solicitors Helen and Katrina recently attended the Townsville Correctional Complex as part of our obtained temporary funding to access vulnerable clients in Northern Queensland prisons. The main focus of this visit was to expand the reach of our Safe Way Home project that provides assistance and advice in relation to parole and the surrounding system.
PLS Prison Visit to Townsville Correctional Complex Read More »
If you are interested in applying for either a Winter or Summer Internship at PLS, please see our Volunteering Opportunity page for more details. Applications are to include a short cover letter and CV, and must be sent to [email protected] on or before: 26 May 2017 (Winter Internships) 29 September 2017 (Summer Internships)
Prisoners’ Legal Service, Inc. GPO Box 257 Brisbane, QLD. 4001 Please note: Mail sent to old addresses will no longer be forwarded to us.
The Prisoners Legal Service Inc congratulates the Government on its immediate response to the Review of the Queensland Parole system recently undertaken by Sofronoff QC. It is indeed pleasing to read the commitment of Government to making available resources and further funding to ensure the recommendations contained in the report are, in the main, implemented.
We seek your patience as we update our resources. You can now download our new Safe Way Home parole resources directly from the Safe Way Home page or from the resources menu tab. We will continue to upload our resources so please check back frequently.
Prisoner X received a 5 year sentence to be suspended after 2 years in custody in the Northern Territory. In the Northern Territory, a sentencing judge can impose conditions on a suspended sentence compared to Queensland where a suspended sentence only contains one condition, not to commit an offence. Prisoner X received a set of
PLS successful in having Queensland Corrective Services reconsider its decision Read More »
In September 2016 the Premier, the Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk announced a review of the Queensland Parole system. The review to be conducted by Walter Sofronoff QC has been asked to report back to the Premier by the end of November 2016. The PLS supports the terms of reference of the review and has provided a
PLS provides submission as part of the Review of Queensland Parole Board Read More »
In November 2015 the Prisoners Legal Service represented a parolee with respect to a judicial review of the Queensland Community Corrections Board (“QCCB”) decision to place a condition on her parole, that she was not to publish any document sustainably connected with or describing any detail of the offence for which she was on parole, or with any
Protecting the Freedom to Communicate on Government and Political matters Read More »
Prisoner C made a parole application to the Queensland Parole Board on 5 February 2014. Due to various delays and referrals, the Board took 471 days to reach its decision of refusal, well beyond the maximum 210 days allowed under the Corrective Services Act 2006. After C commenced proceedings to review the said parole refusal the matter
When is a delay in an administrative decision too long? Read More »
