1(876) 922-0021-2 / 967-2781-3
corrections@dcs.gov.jm
Employee Email Portal       Government of Jamaica
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Instagram
logo
  • Home
  • About
    • Vision & Mission
    • Overview & History
    • Senior Executives
    • Senior Managers
    • Our Commissioners
    • Core Positions
  • Programs & Services
    • Information
      • Custodial Services
      • Juvenile Services
      • Sex Offender Registry
      • Parole
      • Prison Fellowship Jamaica
      • Recidivism
      • DRIVE Programme
    • Probation Aftercare
      • Probation Aftercare Services
      • Criminal Justice System & Corrections
      • Community Sentencing Options
      • Probation Officer Roles & Functions
      • Community Service Order
      • Aftercare Programmes
        • Brother for Change
        • Challenger’s Camp
        • Step Out and Strive (SOAS)
        • Substance Misuse Treatment Manual
    • Rehabilitation
      • Rehab Infocus
      • Rehab Programs
      • We Transform
      • Skype Programme
      • Creative Minds
      • Proclamation
    • Media
      • Annual Reports
      • Newsletters
      • Press Releases
      • Our Gallery
      • Articles
      • Brochures
  • Resources
    • Facilities
      • Adult Correctional & Remand Centres
      • Juvenile Correctional & Remand Centres
        • South Camp Juvenile Remand & Correctional Centre
        • Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre
        • Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre
        • Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Remand Centre
      • Caribbean Search Centre
      • Transport Centre
      • Carl Rattray Staff College
    • Information
      • Research Terms of Reference
      • The Corrections Act
      • The Corrections Act Regulations
      • Visitors Applications Forms
        • School Visit Form
        • Inmates Relatives/friends Form
        • Attorneys/NGO/CGO/Other Groups Form
        • Consent Form
      • Tribute to Officer
      • Commissioner’s Corner
    • Support Services
      • Major Stakeholders
      • Our Chaplins
      • Medical Team
      • Wellness Committee
      • Human Resource Management
        • Correctional Officer
        • Probation Officer
    • Opportunities
      • Vacancies
      • Tenders/RFP
      • Calendar of Events
        • Upcoming Events
        • Correctional Services Week
        • Family Day
        • Institutional Sports Day
        • Institutional Expo Day
        • In-house Competitions
  • Contact

Blog

Home Commissioner DCS gets Boost to aid in COVID-19 Fight

DCS gets Boost to aid in COVID-19 Fight

June 11, 2020Commissioner, Health, Ministry of National SecuritySantana Salmon

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 Sanitise, Advocate, Feed and Enable (SAFE) Mode.

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, on behalf of DCS, welcomed the donation valued at approximately $680,000. He said the donations will aid the DCS with fumigation and boost the standard of cleanliness within correctional facilities to safeguard the health and wellness of its population.

 “Digicel Foundation has also committed to assisting the DCS with its rehabilitation efforts, by loaning the department a lobby area to host its quarterly mini exposition, which showcases different art pieces made by inmates and wards across correctional institutions,” the Minister added.

Senator Samuda said the foundation has committed to providing materials to be used in several rehabilitation projects that generally involve education, art and craft, woodwork and agro-processing. “We are grateful for Digicel Foundation’s contribution and we look forward to their continued partnership, as we continue to prevent the spread of the virus,” he said.

 Meanwhile, Chief Executive Officer at the Digicel Foundation, Charmaine Daniels, pointed out that Operation SAFE Mode began in March, and forms a crucial part of the Foundation’s drive to aid vulnerable, displaced and needy persons, amid the challenges posed by COVID-19.

Daniels said the Foundation has contributed to multiple causes including care homes, but for the first time, it is focusing its attention on the DCS. She added that the Foundation saw the need to assess its COVID-19 response by fulfilling the needs of the DCS.

“The correctional facilities caught our attention and we thought of how best we could provide a durable contribution that can be used even after COVID-19,” she said.

 

-30-

 

Recent Posts

  • DCS Completes Virtual Court Hearing Pilot Project
  • DCS CONFIRMS 21 CASES OF COVID-19 AT TOWER STREET ADULT CORRECTIONAL CENTRE
  • Music in rehabilitation
  • Parole conditional release
  • Self-sufficiency Programme

Upcoming Events

No event found!

Transformational work at the DCS

https://www.dcs.gov.jm/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DCSMinMeet1.mp4
Copyright © 2019 All rights reserved. Department of Correctional Services.

About

Correctional Services in Jamaica is a department under the Ministry of National Security. Other major arms of the Ministry are the Police Force and the Jamaica Defence Force. The Judicial System falls under the Ministry of Justice. The Commissioner of Corrections is the chief executive officer who administers the Correctional programmes on behalf of the Government of Jamaica and reports to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Security.

Quick Links

  • Upcoming Events
  • Juvenile Services
  • Probation Aftercare Services
  • Custodial Services
  • Sex Offender Registry
  • Parole
  • Vacancies
  • We Transform

Contacts

5-7 King Street, Kingston, Jamaica
1(876) 922-0021-2 / 967-2781-3
1(876) 922-2574
corrections@dcs.gov.jm
Email
Facebook
YouTube
Instagram