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12 Inmates successfully complete the Level 2 NVQJ certification in Carpentry

March 17, 2021UncategorizedSantana Salmon
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, 2021UncategorizedSantana Salmon

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, 2021UncategorizedSantana Salmon

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, 2021UncategorizedSantana Salmon

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…

DCS CONFIRMS 21 CASES OF COVID-19 AT TOWER STREET ADULT CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

January 25, 2021UncategorizedSantana Salmon

Commissioner of Corrections, Lt. Col (Retired) Gary Rowe, this morning advised Minister Without Portfolio in the National Security Ministry, Senator Matthew Samuda that twenty- one (21) cases of COVID-19 have…

Friends of Children Incarcerated Donates to Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Centre

September 14, 2020Health, Rehabilitation, Stakeholders, UncategorizedSantana Salmon
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 offers online counselling to staff and inmates/wards

May 26, 2020UncategorizedSantana Salmon

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) in collaboration with Stand Up For Jamaica is providing psychosocial support through online tele- counselling to its staff, inmates and wards, as part of…

Fourteen Correctional Officers Receive level III Certification in Babering

December 3, 2019UncategorizedSantana Salmon
The Department of Correctional Services extends congratulations to the fourteen Correctional Officers who successfully completed the Barbering Level III Certification Course from the HEART Trust NTA College of Beauty Services....

Department of Correctional Services Welcomes New Board of Visitors

November 8, 2019Commissioner, Ministry of National Security, Rehabilitation, Stakeholders, UncategorizedSantana Salmon

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security Rudyard Spencer says the journey of transforming Correctional Centres is challenging. However, he is heartened by what he sees. Speaking at…

DCS Exposition and Awareness Day 2019

October 25, 2019UncategorizedSantana Salmon
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) continued its Corrections’ Week Activities 2019 with our Exposition and Awareness Day on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at the St. Catherine Sports Complex (Prison...

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