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Department Of Correctional Services Gets 11 New Vehicles

March 22, 2023Monique PrycePress Release

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…

DCS Wellness Committee Health Fairs

March 10, 2023Romane SamudaEducation, Health

Enid Bennett High School’s Annual Career Exposition 202

March 10, 2023Romane SamudaEducation, Outreach

Highlights from The Enid Bennett High School’s Annual Career Exposition 2023. Staff Officer Bevin Davey, Acting Staff Officer Cleopatra Howard-Burton and Probation Aftercare Officers Abigail Walters and Patricia Johnson Reid…

New Correctional Officers for the Department of Correctional Services

March 8, 2023Romane SamudaPress Release

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…

Invitation To Bid

February 20, 2023Romane SamudaTenders/RFP, Uncategorized

Invitation To Bid The Department of Correctional Services invites eligible and qualified bidders for the Provision ofSecurity Services for a period of three (3) years 2023-2026 Deadline for Bids must…

New Instructors for the DCS’ Carl Rattray Staff College

February 3, 2023Monique PrycePress Release

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, 2023Monique PrycePress Release

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, 2022Monique PrycePress Release

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, 2022Monique PrycePress Release

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, 2022Monique PrycePress Release

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…

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Correctional Services in Jamaica is a department under the Ministry of National Security. Other major arms of the Ministry are the Police Force and the Jamaica Defence Force. The Judicial System falls under the Ministry of Justice. The Commissioner of Corrections is the chief executive officer who administers the Correctional programmes on behalf of the Government of Jamaica and reports to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Security.

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