Management & Training Corporation has signed an agreement to buy Ventia’s 50 per cent interest in the MTC-Broadspectrum Joint Venture. The MTC-Broadspectrum Joint Venture operates Parklea Correctional Centre in Western…
Twenty-seven trainee correctional officers today made a commitment to keep the community safe and help reduce reoffending at a swearing-in ceremony at Parklea Correctional Centre.Women continue to choose a career…
They say clothes maketh the man and leaving prison in a new outfit can ensure inmates get their best start. The Blacktown Ponds Lions Club recognised this when they received…
Twenty-two trainee correctional officers celebrated a new chapter in their careers today at a swearing-in ceremony at Parklea Correctional Centre. Parklea Governor Paul Baker said it was an exciting day…
When most people think of a prison, they think of correctional officers, metal bars and inmates in cells.But behind the scenes at Parklea Correctional Centre lies a well-oiled machine, which…
Most Rev Vincent Long van Nguyen OFM Conv, the fourth Bishop of Parramatta, has washed the feet of inmates in a gesture of respect, humility and love as some of…
Parklea Correctional Centre is calling for expressions of interest for its community consultation committee which aims to support rehabilitation and reduce reoffending by discussing issues impacting the prison and its…
Parklea Correctional Centre Horticulture Overseer Sanjeev Kumar received a pleasant surprise on Australia Day when he was named Environmental Citizen of the Year by Blacktown City Council.Sanjeev received the prestigious…
Leaving prison without a support network can be a daunting experience if you don’t have a place to live or a job to go to.Now a team of Throughcare coordinators…
Parklea’s gardens have again impressed the judges of this year’s Blacktown City Garden Competition, awarding the prison first place in two categories.The winning team, led by overseers Sanjeev Kumar and…