Queensland Corrective Services

Queensland Budget 2021-22 · Palaszczuk Government

Minister
Mark Ryan MP
Department head
Commissioner Peter Martin APM

As at budget day (2021-06-15)

$1.092B
Total expenses
$364.2M
Capital program
$320M
1 tracked measure
6,599
FTE staff

Across budgets

Tracked across 6 budgets (2021-22 to 2026-27).

Key service areas

Custodial Corrective ServicesCommunity Corrective Services

Budget initiatives

Southern Queensland Correctional Precinct Expansion$320MExpandedCapitalAnnounced

$320 million in 2021-22 towards the $654 million expansion of the Southern Queensland Correctional Precinct in the Lockyer Valley, increasing prison capacity.

The state expands prison capacity in the Lockyer Valley to manage a growing prisoner population.

2021-22: $320M

General Government capital, $320 million in 2021-22 towards the $654 million expansion.

Forward estimates

Year-by-year allocations for 1 measure with published forward profiles.

Measure2021-22Total
Southern Queensland Correctional Precinct Expansion$320M$320.0M
Total$320.0M$320.0M

Performance metrics

Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.

MetricPrior targetActualTarget
2024-252024-252025-26
Escape rate - high security facilities000
Prisoners returning to corrective services with a new correctional sanction within 2 years<48.4%57.5%<48.4%
Cost of containment per prisoner per day$210$210$215
Successful completion of orders>70%82.3%>70%
Offenders discharged from community corrections orders who returned with a new correctional sanction within two years<16.8%24.1%<16.8%
Cost of supervision per offender per day$19$19$19.50

Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.

Source document

Service Delivery Statement — Queensland Corrective Services (PDF)

Last updated: 2026-06-21. Factual information from published budget documents.