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 pls@plsqld.com 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

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