WHO ARE WE?

We are more than just a bus service

Our Mission

We provide FREE transport and other support services to the families of prisoners in Queensland in order to facilitate family contact.

Correctional Centres We Serve

Arthur Gorrie

Brisbane Women's

Brisbane Correctional Centre

Wolston

Borallon

Southern Queensland

Lockyer Valley

Palen Creek

Numinbah

Woodford

Our Governance

We are an Incorporated Charity, governed by a Board who are all deeply committed to our organisation and believes in supporting families.

Our Story

Prison Transport Group grew from a small group of compassionate people who saw the difficulties faced by the families of prisoners trying desperately to maintain contact with their family member ‘on the inside’. Without transport of their own, it was impossible for families and friends of prisoners to keep in touch.

IN THE YEAR 1978...

This beginning was in 1978. This core of people befriended the families, transporting them in their own cars. They raised money to cover costs and kept in touch with families by letter. These gestures of support were very much appreciated by the struggling families.

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

The breakdown of family relationships was common, even inevitable, and often irretrievable due to the hardship of visiting. Transfers to outlying prisons were frequently the breaking factor. The organisation was incorporated in 1985, and in 2018 PTG celebrated 40 years of continuous service to the families of prisoners.

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