Department Of Correctional Services Gets 11 New Vehicles
Eleven new motor vehicles have been added to the fleet of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) as part of measures to bolster the operational capacity of the entity. The…
New Instructors for the DCS’ Carl Rattray Staff College
The Department of Correctional Services’ Carl Rattray Staff College has added 13 new instructors to its roster following the completion of the Potential Instructors’ Training which culminated in a Passing…
DCS Receives Technological Devices for Juvenile Institutions
One hundred and forty-seven (147) wards within juvenile remand and correctional centres are to benefit from technological devices donated from e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJam) to the Department of Correctional…
DCS Condemns Murder of Correctional Officer
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) condemns the murder of 38-year-old Correctional Officer Shannon Briscoe whose body was discovered this morning in Seaview Gardens after he was reported missing. Commissioner…
Inmates and Juveniles to Receive Additional Psychiatric Care
Inmates and wards at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) are set to receive additional psychiatric care, following the completion of training for 17 Correctional Officers and one civilian staff…
New Jail Management System for DCS
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) will benefit from the implementation of an electronic Jail Management System under the Ministry of National Security’s Security Strengthening Project (SSP). The system, valued…
Department of Correctional Services Resumes Non-Contact Visits at Adult Institutions
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) will resume non-contact visits in the Adult Institutions effective Monday, March 28, 2022. The resumption follows the withdrawal of the Disaster Risk Management Act…
DCS Responds to Erroneous Report
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is aware of a newspaper report dated Sunday, March 13, 2022 regarding the annual cost to feed inmates at correctional institutions. The report contains…
Inmates and Correctional Officers to Receive Scholarships from the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean
The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean will provide six scholarships for inmates and Correctional Officers to pursue the Associate Degree in Business Administration valued at more than two million dollars…
Inmate Injured Following Altercation with Correctional Officer
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is reporting that that an inmate has been taken to a public hospital following an altercation with a Correctional Officer this morning, February (21)….
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