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DCS Wellness Committee Health Fairs

March 10, 2023Education, HealthRomane Samuda

Enid Bennett High School’s Annual Career Exposition 202

March 10, 2023Education, OutreachRomane Samuda

Highlights from The Enid Bennett High School’s Annual Career Exposition 2023. Staff Officer Bevin Davey, Acting Staff Officer Cleopatra Howard-Burton and Probation Aftercare Officers Abigail Walters and Patricia Johnson Reid…

New Correctional Officers for the Department of Correctional Services

March 8, 2023Press ReleaseRomane Samuda

Fifty-four newly trained Correctional Officers are joining the Department of Correctional Services to serve its correctional centres island wide. The officers marked the end of their 13-week training during a…

Invitation To Bid

February 20, 2023Tenders/RFP, UncategorizedRomane Samuda

Invitation To Bid The Department of Correctional Services invites eligible and qualified bidders for the Provision ofSecurity Services for a period of three (3) years 2023-2026 Deadline for Bids must…

DCS Resumes Accepting Care Packages for Inmates/Wards

May 14, 2021Health, Outreach, RehabilitationRomane Samuda

Starting Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) will be accepting care packages for inmates and wards through appointments. In light of the Disaster Risk Management Orders,…

DCS inmates maintain high University GPA

May 5, 2021Education, Institution, Life Skills, Rehabilitation, TrainingRomane Samuda
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) would like to announce that four (4) inmates and one (1) Correctional Officer from the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre (St. CACC) who received...

12 Inmates successfully complete the Level 2 NVQJ certification in Carpentry

March 17, 2021UncategorizedRomane Samuda
Twelve inmates from the Richmond Farm Adult Correctional Centre obtained their level 2 certification in Basic Carpentry earlier this month after successfully completing the National Vocational Qualification of Jamaica (NVQ-J) certification course...

DCS Announces New Positive COVID 19 Cases in Staff and Inmates

February 15, 2021UncategorizedRomane Samuda

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is reporting 36 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the inmate and staff population at the South Camp Adult Correctional Centre within the last…

DCS Continues to Offer Bank Deposits to Inmates/Wards Tuckshop Cards

February 9, 2021UncategorizedRomane Samuda

The DCS uses this medium to remind members of the public of the availability of online banking facility to transfer credit to the tuck cards of inmates/ wards within our…

CONTACT NUMBERS TO SPEAK WITH INMATES OR WARDS

January 28, 2021UncategorizedRomane Samuda

The public is being reminded that established lines of communication remain open to get COVID – 19 and general welfare information on relatives housed at the island’s eleven (11) correctional…

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