The Judiciary is to introduce digital recording of criminal proceedings in the country’s trial courts at the start of the easter term, beginning in April, to improve efficiency and the...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, has called on Justices of the Peace (JPs) to take a more active role in mentoring young people and encouraging them to pursue legitimate...

Justices of the Peace (JPs) in Western Jamaica have been urged to collaborate more closely with law enforcement in combatting criminal gangs, by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. The...

More than 12,000 students have benefitted from training in restorative justice practices under an initial two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) established in May 2022 between the Ministry of Justice and...

Thirty-seven students from Oberlin High School in St. Andrew, who experienced traumatic events, are now better equipped to manage the resulting negative emotions, having benefited from a resocialisation intervention hosted...

The number of Justices of the Peace (JPs) in service islandwide has doubled, according to Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck. “Over the past nine years… we have moved from 5,000...

The Restorative Justice (RJ) Branch in the Social Justice Division of the Ministry of Justice is reporting a high rate of success in settling conflicts through the RJ programme. RJ...

The Child Diversion Branch (CDB) in the Social Justice Division of the Ministry of Justice is calling on upstanding Jamaicans to volunteer as Mentors in its Child Diversion Programme. The...