New South Wales Department of Corrective Services

This article is about the former department. For the current division of the Department of Communities and Justice, see Corrective Services New South Wales.

The New South Wales Department of Prisons, later the Department of Corrective Services (DCS), was a State government agency in New South Wales, Australia, that managed prisons, parole and community service. Established in 1874 as the Department of Prisons, DCS was absorbed into the State Department of Justice and Attorney General in 2009.[1]

  1. ^ "Department of Prisons (1874-1970) Department of Corrective Services (1970-2009)". New South Wales State Archives and Records. Retrieved 29 July 2019.