
Department of Correctional Services partners with Nutramix Jamaica to boost broiler meat production

Friends of Children Incarcerated Donates to Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Centre

DCS Signs MOU with HEART/NSTA & HOPE to Provide Training for Wards & Inmates

DCS moves towards self-sufficiency in food production

DCS extends the suspension of visits to correctional centres to May 31st
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is advising the public that the suspension of visits to correctional centres will remain in effect until May 31, 2020. The decision comes following…
MNS implements Ad Hoc Committee to manage movement of inmates
An Ad Hoc Committee has been established to develop recommendations and strategies to improve efficiency in the use of court time and the movement of inmates and wards from the…

Department of Correctional Services Phone Lines Active
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) wishes to advise that its phone lines are active. During the two-week suspension of external visits to correctional centres relatives and friends of inmates…

DCS activates COVID-19 Prevention Plan
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has activated its COVID-19 prevention plan to decrease the likelihood of the spread of the virus within correctional facilities island-wide. Effective Monday, March 16,…

DCS receives new Polygraph Unit
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is now able to administer polygraph tests thanks to the donation of a Polygraph Unit from the United States Embassy. The Polygraph Unit is…