Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) celebrated the fourth annual National Corrections Day last week (15 January), recognising the efforts of the State’s 10,000 corrections staff who work year-round with offenders to keep communities safe.
CSNSW said this year’s theme, Working together to reduce reoffending, highlighted the important work correctional officers undertook to ensure people in custody were provided with the necessary skills and support to assist them in making a successful reintegration when they were released.
CSNSW Commissioner Peter Severin applauded the efforts of staff across the organisation, whom he said faced a tough and often dangerous job.
“I’m very proud of our staff, who are world’s best, and today gives us an opportunity to publicly recognise their efforts,” Mr Severin said.
“Workplace culture plays a significant role in staff morale, mental health and offender rehabilitation, so National Corrections Day is also vital in helping build positive and supportive workplaces, which encourage staff to do their best,” he said.
Minister for Corrections, Anthony Roberts said corrections officers were the unsung heroes of the community.
“Our officers face a tough and sometimes dangerous job each day and their efforts mostly go unnoticed by the community, so National Corrections Day is an opportunity to recognise their valuable contribution,” Mr Roberts said.
Corrections Day was established by Corrective Services NSW in 2017 before it was adopted nationally and by New Zealand in 2018.
