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Category: Press Release

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Wards Abscond the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre

May 29, 2023Press ReleaseRomane Samuda

A search is underway to locate three wards of the state, who earlier today, Saturday, May 27, 2023 absconded from the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre in St. Catherine. The…

Interim Commissioner of Corrections

May 29, 2023Press Release, UncategorizedRomane Samuda

Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe’s tenure as Commissioner of Corrections has ended. Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Rowe’s last day as head of the Department was May 11, 2023. He served the…

Department Of Correctional Services Gets 11 New Vehicles

March 22, 2023Press ReleaseMonique Pryce

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 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…

New Instructors for the DCS’ Carl Rattray Staff College

February 3, 2023Press ReleaseMonique Pryce

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

February 3, 2023Press ReleaseMonique Pryce

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

August 15, 2022Press ReleaseMonique Pryce

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

June 8, 2022Press ReleaseMonique Pryce

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

May 17, 2022Press ReleaseMonique Pryce

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

April 22, 2022Press ReleaseMonique Pryce

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…

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