Parklea Welcomes Final Graduates for 2021
Parklea Correctional Centre welcomed its third intake of trainees last week, further boosting officer ranks.The 22 new recruits come from diverse employment and cultural backgrounds and range in age from…
Parklea Correctional Centre welcomed its third intake of trainees last week, further boosting officer ranks.The 22 new recruits come from diverse employment and cultural backgrounds and range in age from…
Inmates from Parklea Correctional Centre have put their metalwork skills to good use by creating a giant tea set to help raise awareness and promote discussion about domestic violence. The…
Being a prison chaplain isn’t a job, it’s a calling, according to Parklea Correctional Centre’s five faith leaders.To ensure the prison can provide support and guidance to its diverse inmate…
Parklea Correctional Centre is again donating fresh, organic produce to Foodbank NSW & ACT after forming a partnership last winter to help feed people in need around Greater Sydney.Between June…
Parklea Correctional Centre has welcomed 24 trainee correctional officers at a Covid safe swearing-in ceremony. Due to the Sydney lockdown, graduates were unable to invite their friends and family to…
Parklea Correctional Centre marked a significant milestone today when it launched its Throughcare Program to support inmates once they leave the prison.Throughcare is an innovative reintegration program and is a…
Parklea Correctional Centre has recently been overrun by blue trees, and it’s all in the name of mental health.The Blue Tree Project was started by Western Australian woman Kendall Whyte after…
Indigenous art will brighten the walls of a Blacktown City Council childcare centre and teach the children about Aboriginal culture after an inmate donated his artwork at a handover ceremony…
Parklea Correctional Centre has today welcomed 23 trainee correctional officers at a swearing-in ceremony.Traditionally a male-dominated industry, this is the first time women have outnumbered men completing the prison’s 10-week…
Not everyone would say working with inmates each day is a privilege, but that’s how passionate Guy Blinman is about changing lives and reducing reoffending.Guy has been the cabinet shop…