The Department for Correctional Services makes South Australia a better, safer place by protecting the public from those who can cause harm and by reducing re-offending.

The Department has an important role in the criminal justice system in South Australia. We maintain safe and secure facilities for prisoners and supervise offenders in the community.

The Department for Correctional Services acknowledges Aboriginal people as the state’s first peoples, nations and Traditional Owners of South Australian land and waters. We recognise that their unique cultural heritage, customs, spiritual beliefs and relationship with the land are of ongoing importance today, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging leaders of the future.