DCS Announces Inmate and Ward 2020 CSEC Successes
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is pleased to report the 2020 CSEC results for wards and inmates under its care. One Hundred and thirteen from a total of 117…
Department of Correctional Services partners with Nutramix Jamaica to boost broiler meat production
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...
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DCS trains 78 staff members to conduct electronic COVID-19 screening
Seventy- Eight (78) members of staff from the Department of Correctional Services have completed training to conduct electronic COVID-19 screening at our various correctional centres and offices once visitation resumes...
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DCS actively engaged in the production of face masks and face shields
In public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, the use of cloth face coverings to slow the spread of COVID-19 was recently mandated by the Government...
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Department of Correctional Services Drivers Successfully Complete Defensive Driving Course
Ten drivers from the Department of Correctional Services successfully completed the Defensive Driving Course at the Grennells Driving School. In an award ceremony held on Thursday, February 6, 2020, the...
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DCS Launches Inmate Reintegration Preparation Programme
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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MNS, UCC and Stand Up for Jamaica Sign MOU to Grant Inmates & Correctional Officers Tertiary Education Scholarships
The Ministry of National Security through the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Stand Up for Jamaica and the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
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42 inmates graduate from High School Diploma Equivalency Programme
Forty-two inmates from the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre graduated from the High School Diploma Equivalency Programme ( HSDE), on Tuesday December 3, 2019. The HSDE programme is a literacy...
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We Transform Ambassador Agent Sasco hosts Games Day at the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Centre
The Boys from Metcalfe Street enjoyed an afternoon of games and entertainment courtesy of We Transform Ambassador Jeffrey 'Agent Sasco' Campbell and special guest Asafa Powell and Chief Technical Director...
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Department of Correctional Services Award Juveniles and Teachers for Outstanding CXC Performance
Thirteen children along with teachers from all four Juvenile Correctional Centres were awarded for their performance in the 2019 CSEC Examinations. The children were awarded for outstanding performance in seven...
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