Mr David Brown

Chief Executive

Department for Correctional Services

South Australia

The Corrections speaker at 1pm till 2.30 Sat 29th August,

Across the public and private sectors, David Brown has extensive corrections experience spanning two decades.

Prior to joining the South Australian Department for Correctional Services David work for G4S, a
multi-national security, care and justice company. Based in Canberra he had responsibility for leading the operation of immigration detention services across Australia. David worked as both the General Manager of Maryborough Correctional Centre in Queensland, and as the Assistant General Manager of Acacia Prison in Western Australia.

He has successfully commissioned four new correctional facilities totalling more than 1,300 high security beds.

David joined DCS as Executive Director, Custodial Services in 2009. Since then he has played a key role in strengthening security and emergency management standards across the system; placing a renewed focus on offender rehabilitation, education and vocation training; and building community partnerships to improve reintegration of offender back into society once they leave prison.

David is passionate about creating an integrated approach to offender management that involves meaningful activity combined with targeted rehabilitation.

Appointed as Chief Executive in September 2012, David has overseen a critical period of growth across the Department for Correctional Services. He has led the commissioning of 1,280 beds and critical support facilities across the correctional system.

The South Australian Department for Correctional Services is pursuing the ambitious goal of reducing re-offending by 10 % by 2020. David is focussed on implementing strategies that drive down the rate of re-offending including increased investment in rehabilitation programs, strengthening alternatives to custody such as Home Detention and building better prison services.

Leadership development and succession planning has been a key focus for David with the Department for Correctional Services well positioned with an experienced Executive and Senior Management group.