Our Vision

To be the Caribbean centre of Excellence in Correctional Management.

Latest News & Events

DCS gets Boost to aid in COVID-19 Fight

June 11, 2020Commissioner, Health, Ministry of National Security

The Department of Correctional Services yesterday (June 10, 2020) received a boost in sanitation efforts following the donation of three power washers and four mist blowers from Digicel Foundation’s Operation...

DCS moves towards self-sufficiency in food production

June 8, 2020Agriculture, Commissioner, Institution, Life Skills, Ministry of National Security, Rehabilitation, Stakeholders

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is moving closer towards being self-sufficient in food production, with the construction of two new broiler units to house a total of 9,000 chickens,...

DCS receives One Million Jamaican Dollars from UNICEF Jamaica for COVID-19 Response

May 28, 2020Commissioner, Education, Health, Ministry of National Security, Outreach, Rehabilitation

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) through the Ministry of National Security yesterday received a donation of one million Jamaican dollars (JMD 1,000,000) from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…

Our Mission

We contribute to a better society by effectively securing and transforming offenders for successful reintegration.

Did You Know

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.

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

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.
Community reintegration is vital for continued
rehabilitation to be successful. The programme’s
mandate is to ensure that social intervention/
reintegration strategies are implemented to assist
the parolee and his/her family.

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 music.
Since the start of 2015, 26 inmates have been enrolled in the institutions’ basic music program.

Commissioner’s Corner

The Importance of Accountability & Integrity in the workplace

Accountability and integrity are some of the most important values DCS staff can exercise in the workplace.
Accountability is being responsible or answerable for an action.
Integrity describes an individual who makes the choice to commit to honesty before being either faced with choosing between right and wrong.

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.