COVID 19 Dashboard

Special Notes: A Testing Programme was triggered at Tower Street following an inmate testing positive for COVID-19
having no contact established with active cases. 57 inmates and 8 staff members swabs were done of which 20 inmates
tested positive and 1 staff member. Another staff member at the New Broughton Sunset Facility tested positive and 1
previously reported remains active and in self isolation.
Active surveillance, testing, and control protocols remain in effect department-wide.

Total # of Inmates
/ Wards Tested

528

Total # of Negative Inmate/
Ward Test Results

468

# of Inmates/Wards
Recovered

39

UPDATED MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021

Total # Active Inmate
/ Ward Cases

21

Hill Top Juvenile

Horizon Adult Remand

Metcalfe Street Secure Remand

New Broughton Sunset Adult

Richmond Farm Adult

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

South Camp Juvenile

South Camp Adult

St. Catherine Adult

Tamarind Farm Adult

0

0

Tower Street Adult

21

BREAKDOWN OF POSITIVE CASES AMONG INMATE PER INSTITUTION

Rio Cobre Juvenile

Total
# Positive

Institutional breakdown of positive cases reflects active new positive cases as at the date of publication.
Cases previously recorded as positive have been relocated to the tally area of the board for inmates or staff as indicated.

126
COVID 19 Dashboard

Special Notes: A Testing Programme was triggered at Tower Street following an inmate testing positive for COVID-19 having
no contact established with active cases. 57 inmates and 8 staff members swabs were done of which 20 inmates tested positive
and 1 staff member. Another staff member at the New Broughton Sunset Facility tested positive and 1 previously reported
remains active and in self isolation. Active surveillance, testing, and control protocols remain in effect department-wide.

Total # of Staff Tested

227

Total # of Negative Staff
Test Results

161

# of Staff Recovered

63

UPDATED MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021

Total # Active Staff
Cases

3

DCS Head Office

0

South Camp Juvenile

0

Hill Top Juvenile

Horizon Adult Remand

Metcalfe Street Secure Remand

New Broughton Sunset Adult

Richmond Farm Adult

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

South Camp Adult

St. Catherine Adult

Tamarind Farm Adult

Tower Street Adult

0

0

Rio Cobre Juvenile

Probation Offices

0

BREAKDOWN OF POSITIVE CASES AMONG STAFF PER INSTITUTION

Total
# Positive

126

Institutional breakdown of positive cases reflects active new positive cases as at the date of publication.
Cases previously recorded as positive have been relocated to the tally area of the board for inmates or staff as indicated.

0

Transport Centre
Ethel Morgan - DCS
Department of Correctional Service

"I work with women in our correctional system who may
not even know how to read. When these women learn,
overcome their frustrations, and run to me with CXC
passess, nothing gives me more pride.

I am Ethel Morgan and I am proud to work in the
Department of Correctional Services."

The Department of Correctional Services is creating
more learning opportunities for inmates in our prison
system. In 2015, the passrate in CSEC examinations for
adults in Jamaica's Correctional System rose to 67%, up
from 31% in 2013.
Ethel Morgan - DCS
Department of Correctional Service

"I work with women in our correctional system who may
not even know how to read. When these women learn,
overcome their frustrations, and run to me with CXC
passess, nothing gives me more pride.

I am Ethel Morgan and I am proud to work in the
Department of Correctional Services."

The Department of Correctional Services is creating
more learning opportunities for inmates in our prison
system. In 2015, the passrate in CSEC examinations for
adults in Jamaica's Correctional System rose to 67%, up
from 31% in 2013.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

REHABILITATION AND REDEMPTION

A part of the criminal justice system, the Department of
Correctional Services (DCS) contributes to public safety
through safe custody and rehabilitation of offenders in
its care and under supervision.
Do you know about

the

DRIVE

PROGRAMME

?

The Direct Results of Inmates' Value and Empowerment (DRIVE) programme, launched February 14, 2017, is an initiative which seeks, through inmates, to positively affect the communities in which the institutions are situated.

LEARN MORE
STEP OUT

AND STRIVE

Programme is an initiative of the probation aftercare
services within the Department of Correctional Services.
This programme was developed to provide prospective
parolees as well as other eligible inmates with a viable
mechanism to aid in the process of their rehabilitation
and reintegration.

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DID YOU KNOW?

855 inmates are currently enrolled in the
Education Programme (Academic and Vocational)
at five Adult Correctional Centres?

We are making strides to get every inmate involved
in Rehabilitation Programmes.

Our Vision

To be the Caribbean Centre of excellence in correctional management.

Latest News & Events

DCS Completes Virtual Court Hearing Pilot Project

January 25, 2021Institution, Ministry of National Security, Rehabilitation

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has completed a pilot project to have inmates from the Horizon Adult Remand Centre appear virtually for mention dates in court cases. Minister without…

DCS CONFIRMS 21 CASES OF COVID-19 AT TOWER STREET ADULT CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

January 25, 2021Uncategorized

Commissioner of Corrections, Lt. Col (Retired) Gary Rowe, this morning advised Minister Without Portfolio in the National Security Ministry, Senator Matthew Samuda that twenty- one (21) cases of COVID-19 have…

DCS – Juvenile Centres Receive JMD$1.9M in Technological Support from UNICEF

January 21, 2021Commissioner, Education, Ministry of National Security, Rehabilitation

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS), today received technological support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), valued at One Million Nine Hundred and twenty-three Thousand Jamaican Dollars (JMD$ 1.923Million)...

Our Mission

We contribute to national security by securing, supervising, rehabilitating and reintegrating offenders as productive and law-abiding citizens.

Did You Know?

January 22, 2021

Music in rehabilitation

Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre has one of the most vibrant music programs, allowing inmates with special talents to freely express themselves while improving their appreciation of various genre of…

January 22, 2021

Parole conditional release

Parole is a conditional release which allows a person to serve the latter part of his/her term of imprisonment in the community, under the supervision of a Probation Aftercare Officer….

January 22, 2021

Self-sufficiency Programme

As part of the self-sufficiency programme, inmates contribute to their diet through egg production and growing of vegetables.

January 22, 2021

Home Economic Programme

21 Wards in the care of the Department of Correctional Services have benefited from a 3 month Home Economic Programme at the South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre.

Commissioner’s Corner

WELCOME TO A CONNECTED AND BRIGHTER FUTURE

A year has passed since we began preparation for the arrival of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV or COVID-19) to national shores. To date we remain in combat mode to secure our facilities, staff and inmates against the burgeoning new strains of the virus – some proclaimed to be unresponsive to vaccinations already available in foreign markets.

Video Spotlight

Education in Prison Programme

One of the strategy being implemented to ensure the rehabilitation of inmates and the reduction of recidivism is the education in prison programme which continues to reap success.