The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is taking a holistic approach to rehabilitating young girls in state care at the South Camp Road Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre in Kingston. Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter, says an approximately $248-million (US$1.93-million) donation from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has enabled the facilitation of several social reintegration programmes at...

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has received US$2.5 million to expand its rehabilitation programme. The programme, ‘New Path Project’, which began at the South Camp Correctional Centre, was implemented in collaboration with Trust for the Americas, a non-profit agency of the Organization of American States (OAS). The project promotes productive alternatives for juvenile remandees and offenders in Jamaica. It...

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), the Area One Police Division will undertake a number of community-related activities. Addressing a press briefing at the Social Development Commission (SDC) office in Montego Bay, St. James on March 15, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ainsley McCarthy, said the division, comprising the parishes of Hanover, Trelawny, St. James...

The Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. has announced the Government’s flagship programme to rehabilitate youth offenders and high-risk young people in correctional institutions. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank yesterday (March 15), Minister Charles said the ‘We Transform Youth Empowerment and Rehabilitation Programme’ is designed to equip young people in correctional...

The police have issued more than 106,000 tickets for breaches of the Road Traffic Act since the beginning of the year. This represents a 24.5 per cent increase over the corresponding period in 2016 when 83,000 tickets were issued. This was disclosed by Commanding Officer of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Traffic and Highway Division, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen, at...

The Peace Management Initiative (PMI) in western Jamaica has been playing a major role in curbing crime and violence as well as creating opportunities for youth in the parishes of St. James and Westmoreland. This is being done through its Violence Interruption project, which is funded by the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP). Programme Coordinator for PMI Western, Sheila...

The Government is procuring equipment for the establishment of the National Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Register. Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, said yesterday (March 14) that the equipment is expected to arrive in the island in approximately six weeks. “(We are) about to sign off on a purchase order for some US$146,000 for the equipment and do training so...