Langbroek Gets It Wrong. Again!

Maryborough Correctional Centre is currently operating under capacity and there is only one prisoner being housed in a nearby police watchhouse, Corrective Services Minister Neil Roberts said today.

"The facts once again disprove comments made today by LNP Corrective Services spokesman John-Paul Langbroek. Again he has been caught out making it up as he goes along," Mr Roberts said.

"The Maryborough Correctional Centre has the capacity to house 500 prisoners and I am advised that the centre expects that it will be housing 493 prisoners at the end of today," Mr Roberts said.

"Further, I am advised that there is only one prisoner in the Bundaberg watchhouse who is suitable for placement at Maryborough.

"However, this prisoner was only in court this morning where he was remanded in custody. It is anticipated that he will be transferred to Maryborough Correctional Centre on Monday."

Mr Roberts said that thanks to good forward planning by su ccessive Labor Governments, Queensland had plenty of spare capacity in its prison system.

"Mr Langbroek and the LNP are hypocrites on the issue of prisons management.

"The utilisation of prison built capacity under Labor has been around 85%, whereas under The National Party, prisons were overcrowded and operated at around 15% over capacity.

"The Liberal/National Party's mismanagement of prisons also resulted in excessive drug taking and regular escapes, including 12 prisoners from high security prisons in their last year in office.

"Under the Liberal National Party, the rate of positive random drug tests was around 12% whereas under Labor it's been reduced to 2.5%."

Mr Roberts challenged the LNP to release its prisons policy.

"It's time for John-Paul Langbroek to tell the people of Queensland what an LNP government would do in the area of corrective services should it be elected," he said.

"However, Queenslanders should n't hold their breath. The LNP doesn't have a corrective services policy nor are they prepared to tell Queenslanders how they would fund their policies.

"As his media release today proves, all John-Paul Langbroek and the LNP have are misleading media releases, thought bubbles and motherhood statements."

Police, Corrective Services and Emergency Services
The Honourable Neil Roberts
27/01/2012
Langbroek Gets It Wrong. Again!

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Publish Date: 30 Jan 12

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