DCS inmates maintain high University GPA
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...
DCS – Juvenile Centres Receive JMD$1.9M in Technological Support from UNICEF
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS), today received technological support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), valued at One Million Nine Hundred and twenty-three Thousand Jamaican Dollars (JMD$ 1.923Million)...
117 CO1’s from Carl Rattray Staff College achieve NCTVET Certification
The Department of Correctional Services is pleased to report the upcoming certification presentation for the first competence-based education trained and assessed cohort of the Carl Rattray Staff College. One hundred…
DCS Announces Inmate and Ward 2020 CSEC Successes
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is pleased to report the 2020 CSEC results for wards and inmates under its care. One Hundred and thirteen from a total of 117…
DCS Signs MOU with HEART/NSTA & HOPE to Provide Training for Wards & Inmates
The Ministry of National Security and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide training to DCS staff along with wards and inmates...
DCS trains 78 staff members to conduct electronic COVID-19 screening
Seventy- Eight (78) members of staff from the Department of Correctional Services have completed training to conduct electronic COVID-19 screening at our various correctional centres and offices once visitation resumes...
117 inmates and wards to sit the CSEC exams in July 2020
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) will see 117 inmates sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examinations in July 2020. This year, the DCS has 93 inmates and 24...
DCS receives One Million Jamaican Dollars from UNICEF Jamaica for COVID-19 Response
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)…
Department of Correctional Services Drivers Successfully Complete Defensive Driving Course
Ten drivers from the Department of Correctional Services successfully completed the Defensive Driving Course at the Grennells Driving School. In an award ceremony held on Thursday, February 6, 2020, the...
DCS Launches Inmate Reintegration Preparation Programme
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS), launched its Inmate Reintegration Preparation Programme at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre (TFACC) yesterday. The Programme dubbed ‘Imagine Me’, is geared towards addressing...
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