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Corrective Services NSW

Our Statement of Purpose - Corrective Services NSW delivers professional correctional services to reduce re-offending and enhance community safety.

New South Wales, Australia. Map showing New South Wales (in light blue) and its position within Australia (dark blue.) Link to our locations.

Our Values - Justice and Equity, Accountability and Transparency, Collaboration and Communication and Responsibility and Respect

Commissioner
Peter Severin

Welcome to Corrective Services NSW

Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) delivers professional correctional services and programs to reduce re-offending and enhance community safety. As an important element of the criminal justice system, we manage remand and sentenced inmates as well as offenders in the community. The public may be surprised to learn that there are nearly twice as many offenders in the community than in our correctional facilities.

We place great emphasis on diversionary programs with the effect that less people come into custody. Resources have been shifted from correctional centres out into the community where a growing number of offenders are serving Intensive Correction Orders. Under these orders offenders are supervised and monitored in the community by CSNSW staff. They face strict curfews, random alcohol and drug tests, and must participate in rehabilitation programs to address their offending behaviour as well as complete 32 hours of community work each month. Click here to know more...

Corrective Services NSW Restructure

Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) is undergoing a major restructure. An independent review was commissioned, at the direction of the Minister by the Director General of the Department of Attorney General and Justice (DAG&J) in consultation with the Commissioner of CSNSW, as part of the NSW Government’s Program Prioritisation Review.

The review was tasked to identify the most appropriate organisational management structure to meet the Government’s policy objectives, including the reduction of reoffending.

The following documents provide the background to the review, its recommendations and the future direction of CSNSW.

CSNSW into the Future
CSNSW into the Future (updated 3 September 2012)
Let the Leaders Lead

To download the independent reviews into CSNSW, please click here...

Careers

At this point in time CSNSW is not receiving applications for the positions of Casual Correctional Officers.

For all Corrective Services NSW vacancies - please visit the Jobs.nsw website and apply online.

Mobile Phone Jamming Trial at Lithgow Correctional Centre set to start in July

Corrective Services NSW, as part of the Australian Corrective Services Administrators' Council, is set to start a 12 month mobile phone jamming trial at Lithgow Correctional Centre.
It will be conducted on behalf of corrections jurisdictions across Australia and will examine how the jamming technology can be best used to combat illicit mobile phone possession and use inside gaols.
CSNSW will be working to ensure the jamming technology works effectively inside without interfering with mobile phone use outside the correctional centre.