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

October 26, 2020Agriculture, Creative Minds, Ministry of National Security, Rehabilitation, Stakeholders

The Department of Correctional Services welcomed its first crop of birds to our newly constructed broiler units. The broiler units located at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre were commissioned...

Friends of Children Incarcerated Donates to Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Centre

September 14, 2020Health, Rehabilitation, Stakeholders, Uncategorized

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) extends thank you to Friends of Children Incarcerated for their donation to the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Centre. The group donated automatic dispensers, hand...

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

July 24, 2020Commissioner, Education, Life Skills, Ministry of National Security, Rehabilitation, Stakeholders, Training

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 moves towards self-sufficiency in food production

June 8, 2020Agriculture, Commissioner, Institution, Life Skills, Ministry of National Security, Rehabilitation, Stakeholders

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is moving closer towards being self-sufficient in food production, with the construction of two new broiler units to house a total of 9,000 chickens,...

DCS extends the suspension of visits to correctional centres to May 31st

April 22, 2020Health, Stakeholders

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

April 3, 2020Commissioner, Institution, Ministry of National Security, Stakeholders

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

March 16, 2020Health, Institution, Stakeholders

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

March 12, 2020Health, Institution, Ministry of National Security, Stakeholders

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

February 19, 2020Commissioner, Rehabilitation, Stakeholders

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…

DCS Launches Inmate Reintegration Preparation Programme

January 17, 2020Commissioner, Creative Minds, Education, Institution, Life Skills, Ministry of National Security, Probation, Rehabilitation, Stakeholders, Training

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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