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Administration
Senior Executives:
Mrs. Ina Fairweather, Commissioner of Corrections
Ms. Donnette Jones, Deputy Commissioner of HRM & Community Services (Acting)
Ms. Joyce Stone, Deputy Commissioner (Custodial Services)

Senior Managers:
Miss Janet Davey, Director of Probation Aftercare Services
Ms. Claudeth Hamilton, Director of Juvenile Services(Acting)
Ms. Peaches Richard, Director of Personnel (Acting)
Mr. Ian Henry, Director of Planning, Research and Evaluation (Acting)
Mr. Randolph Dawkins, Director of Rehabilitation (Acting)
Mr. Alvin Gayle, Director of Security
Mr. Kevin McIndoe, Director of PMAS
Ms. Charmaine Gray, Director of Training
Dr. Donna-Michelle Royer-Powe, Director of Medical Services
Mr. Joseph Pinnock, Financial Controller
Ms. Steffani King-Halstead, Technical Director (Acting)
Rev. Ellen Thomas, Chaplain
Mrs. Sandra Neil, Inspectorate
Ms. Kerry-Ann Giddarie-Fyffe, Systems Administrator (Acting)
Mr. Mahlon Scott, Property Manager

Mr. Donovan Martin, Chief Procurement Officer
Ms. Karan Brown, Office Administrator
Ms. Nadria Brown, Industrial Relations Coordinator
Mr. Dennis Waysome, Operation Unit

Support Units
Accounts

Operations Unit

Rehabilitation

Chaplaincy

Parole Unit

Search Team

Information

Personnel/HRM

Security

Inspectorate

Planning, Research & Evaluation

Staff Training College

Juvenile

Procurement

Technical Unit

Medical Services

Property Management

PMAS

MIS/IT

Regional Offices

Training/HRD

Office Administration

Registry

Transport Centre

The information above is subject to change. It was last updated: January 19, 2016 Any information
regarding persons who are acting has been omitted.

Vision Statement
We are serving the needs of all our clients by creating and facilitating opportunities for their
empowerment and rehabilitation, resulting in a more peaceful, caring and productive society.

Mission Statement
To contribute to the safety and protection of our society by keeping offenders secure and facilitating
their rehabilitation and reintegration as law-abiding citizens, while developing a professional and
committed staff.

Community Services
The Community Service is an arm of the Correctional Services and is comprised of Probation Officers.
It functions in the courts of Law, homes, schools, the Juvenile and Adult Correctional Centres, and in
the wider community. It enables the provision of confidential reports as requested for the courts in
assisting the process of sentencing. When non-custodial and other orders are made, offenders are
placed under the supervision of Probation Officers and all effort is directed to the primary goal of
rehabilitation.

Courts of Law
The Probation Officer does Social Inquiry Reports for all courts. In the case of the adult courts, reports
have to be done on the request of the Resident Magistrates or Judges. These reports provide
information of the entire lifestyle of the offender and assist the court in deciding the best treatment for
the offender. Sentencing ranges from Incarceration to Community-based Orders e.g. Probation,
Supervision, Suspended Sentence Supervision, and Community Service Orders.
It is the duty of the Probation Officer to befriend, advise and assist the offender during the period of
his Court Order to re-adjust to the acceptable norms of his society.

Juvenile Correctional Centres
Receive wards from the Juvenile and Family Courts. These might be 12 years old and are not kept in
the institution beyond 18 years old. The school aims at providing the wards with a rounded
development and re-fitting them into society.

Adult Correctional Centre

Probation Officers provide a through-care service for inmates of the eight adult Correctional Centres.
Inmates have the opportunity to express their personal problems and of having a trained social worker
to assist them to find solutions. Through the Probation Officer, they keep in touch with homes and
property, and do not suffer the total fear of losing their belongings. Inmates who complete their term
of sentence are also given emotional and material support. It also enables financial assistance via
Rehabilitation Grant.
The Parole Act makes it possible for an inmate to spend a part of his sentence in the community. At
the very outset, Probation Officers in the field and in the Centres are required to prepare parole
reports for the Parole Board in respect of applicants. The inmates who are granted parole are
supervised by Probation After-Care Officers, who assist parolees to become worthy citizens.

Non-Custodial Orders
These orders give the offender the opportunity of paying back to society, without becoming an
economic burden, and suffering greater damage to character. Subject to supervision by the Probation
After-Care Officer, the offender follows a treatment plan, which aims at helping him to change his
lifestyle and at the same time be gainfully employed. He lives at home with his family during this
process and develops the independence, which gives a sense of worth, He does not suffer grave social
stigma, nor does he lose his place in society.
It is accepted, however, that not all offenders can be treated by non-custodial sentence, and so the
Community Service Programme is geared to facilitate custodial and non-custodial treatment by
providing through care programmes.

Custodial Services
The Custodial Services of the Department has responsibility for the management and administration of
seven (7) adult and four (4) juvenile institutions.

Adult Institutions
1.

Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre [for males] (TSACC) – Reception Institution

2.

St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre [for males] (ST.CACC) – Reception Institution

3.

Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre [for females] (FAACC) – Reception Institution

4.

Tamarind Farm Correctional Centre [for males] (TFACC)

5.

Richmond Farm Correctional Centre [for males] (RFACC)

6.

New Broughton Sunset Adult Correctional Centre [senior males] (NBSACC)

7.

Horizon Adult Remand Centre [for males and females] (HARC)

Juvenile Institutions
There are four Juvenile Correctional Centres and one Juvenile Remand Centre:

1.

Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre(Boys)

2.

Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Remand Centre

3.

Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre(Boys)

4.

South Camp Juvenile Remand & Correctional Centre

Juvenile Correctional Centres
Juvenile Correctional Centres formerly know as approved schools, are educational institutions
providing security, rehabilitation and education to a special group of Juveniles.
These institutions are for juveniles (ages 12 – 18) who are removed (by the court) from their normal
environment to a more controlled environment.

Purpose/Objective of Juvenile Correctional Centre
1.

To provide accommodation, security and training for juveniles deemed by the courts to be in
need of alternate residential care.

2.

To provide an array of rehabilitation programmes to all wards so as to effect positive change in
their behaviour.

3.

To provide a range of academic and vocational training to enhance the juveniles educational
status.

4.

To provide medical and dental care for all wards under care.

There are two types of residential Juvenile Correctional facilities, high security and medium security.
High security facilities are for juveniles who commit very serious offences and therefore required very
strict discipline and maximum control. Hill Top juvenile Correctional Centre and St. Andrew Juvenile
Remand Centre fall into the maximum security group. The medium security institutions are those
which accommodate juveniles who are deemed to be of a lower risk level.
Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre and Armadale for girls are two such centres.

Description of Activities and Programmes
1.

Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre
The activities and programmes at this centre include academic training, behaviour modification
(counselling etc.) recreation activities and vocational training.
The institution provides academic instruction to all wards under its care. There are vocational
training in woodwork, tailoring, auto mechanics, welding and home economics.
Recreational Activities include: football, cricket, basketball and athletics. For extra curricula
activities, the wards are involved in 4H club activities and other community based social

activities. A house system is used to organise competition in sports and other activities. There is
also a scout troop.
2.

South Camp Juvenile Remand & Correctional Centre
The activities and programmes at this centre include Behaviour Modification, Education,
Vocational Training and Recreation.
The institution provides academic instruction up to the secondary school level. There is vocational
instruction in Cosmetology, Home Economics, Clothing and Textiles and Art & Craft.
The Wards participate in cultural events such as the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission
(J.C.D.C) festival of art competition. They are also organised in Houses, for sporting
competitions.

3.

Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Remand Centre
This is a remand centre, for juvenile boys who await sentencing or placement.
Three (3) kinds of short-term programmes are carried out at this centre counselling, education,
and recreation.
Academic classes are organized/arranged according to the abilities of the wards. While
counselling seminars conducted by the Welfare Officer and the Chaplaincy Personnel. Wards are
temporarily remanded at this facility.

4.

Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre
The activities and programmes at this centre include academic training, behaviour modification
(counselling etc.) recreation activities and vocational training.
The institution provides academic instruction to all wards under its care. There are vocational
training in woodwork, tailoring, auto mechanics, welding and electrical installation.
Recreational Activities include: football, cricket, and athletics. The center also has agriculture
projects, which produces yam, cabbage and other cash crops. There is also a piggery and poultry
farm. A house system is used to organise competition in sports and other activities. There is also
a scout troop.

Juvenile Correctional Centres
Capacit
Name
Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre

Address
Tredegar Park, Spanish Town, St. Catherine

y
120

Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre

Bamboo, St. Ann

98

South Camp Juvenile Remand &

South Camp Road, Kingston

40

Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile

Intersection of Race Coarse Lane & Metcalfe

48

Remand Centre

Street, Kingston

Correctional Centre

Sentencing Options
Sentences Other Than Imprisonment:
The Criminal Justice System makes provisions for sentences other than a term of imprisonment to be
given to offenders who have attained age 17 years but are under the age of 23 years and have not
been convicted for any offence.
The Exceptions are cases where:


The Court is of the opinion that the offender can only be dealt with by imprisonment.



The offence can only be treated by a mandatory sentence, that is, a sentence fixed by law.



Violence or threat of violence has been used in the commission of the offence; or



The offender at the time of commission of the offence was in illegal possession of a firearm or
imitation firearm.

What Are The Alternatives?
1.

Paying Fines
Except for mandatory sentence of imprisonment, the court may impose a fine. The Court may:


Allow time for payment of the fine.



Direct that the fine be paid by instalments.

WATCH OUT!!
Any default in payment of any instalment of the fine can result in imprisonment!
Pay the instalments - don't end up in prison...
2.

Suspended Sentences
A Court which passes a sentence of imprisonment for a term of not more than three years may
order that the sentences be suspended and served in the community unsupervised.

A suspended sentence is not a "Bound Over".
3.

Suspended Sentence Supervision Order
Offenders who have had their sentences suspended is placed under the supervision of a Probation
After-Care Officer for a period not exceeding that for which the sentence has been suspended or
normally up to three (3) years.
Expectations:
The persons on suspended sentence supervision orders are expected to:

Have a place of residence.



Keep in touch with the Probation Office.



Receive advice and counselling from the Probation Officer.



Monitoring

4.

Admonished and Discharged
An individual may also be admonished and discharged. This means that he/she receives a stern
warning from the Judge.

5.

Probation Order
The offender is supervised in the community and must follow a set of conditions (rules) set out in
his/her Probation Order.
Conditions of Probation include keeping the peace, being of good behaviour, obeying the law and
reporting regularly to a Probation Officer.
The order may include a range of other conditions.

6.

Community Service Orders
The court may, with the consent of an offender 17 years or over, make an order requiring him to
perform unpaid work for a period of not less than 40 hours or more than 360 hours for a single
offence and up to 480 hours for more than one offence.
Who Do Not Benefit From Community Service Orders?
Persons who commit offences involving:

Use of threat of violence.



The use of, or the illegal possession of, a firearm or,



The use of imitation firearm or the possession of an imitation firearm.



Persons who do not have a fixed place of residence.

Expectations Of The Orderee:


The offender doing Community Service should report to the Probation Officer.



Perform the number of hours specified in the order as he may be instructed by the
probation officer.

Expectations Of The Probation Officers:
The Probation Officers seek to instruct the offender and tries to avoid any conflict with the
offender’s religious beliefs or interference with the times of his normal employment or educational
activities.
Consequences:
If the Offender fails to comply with any of the requirements of the Community Service Order he
may be summoned to appear before the court.


The offender may be fined



His Community Service Order may be revoked.

What is Parole?
Parole is the authority granted to an inmate to leave the prison in which he is serving a sentence and
to spend the last portion of that sentence in the open Society.
Parole is granted to enable inmates to be released into the open society for re-adjustment with the
guidance of a Probation Officer.

When Is An Inmate Eligible For Parole?
1.

Every inmate serving a sentence of more than twelve (12) months shall be eligible for
PAROLE. This is after having served one third of such sentence or twelve (12) months whichever
is greater.

2.

When an inmate is serving more than one sentence (Concurrent Sentences). He or she shall
be granted Parole on the longest of such sentences.

3.

When an inmate is serving Consecutive Sentences he/she shall be granted parole on the
aggregate of these sentences.

4.

An inmate who has been sentenced to life imprisonment or has had the death sentence
commuted to life imprisonment, will be eligible for parole after serving a period at not less than
seven years, or after a stated period stipulated by the Court.

If an inmate meets the above requirements, he/she may make written application to the Parole Board
for the grant of Parole.

What Happens When An Inmate Is Granted Parole?
When an inmate is granted Parole, it means he/she is placed on a Parole Order. He now becomes a
Parolee.

This Parole Order will, be for a period specified by the Parole Board, which would elapse at the time
the sentence would complete if he/she were in prison?

Who Supervises A Parolee?
During the parole period, the Parolee is supervised by a Parole Officer, who assists him in every way to
resettle in the community.

Can a Parole Order Be Suspended Or Revoked?
Yes. If a Parolee is:
1.

In breach of the conditions of the Parole Order

2.

Deemed a threat to public safety

3.

Convicted of any offence punishable by imprisonment.

His/Her Order can be revoked or suspended.

What Happens At The End Of The Parole Period?
The Parole Period is counted as a part of the sentence. Parole will be terminated upon the expiration of
the Parole Period.

What is a Community Service Order (CSO)?
Community Service Order is one of the non custodial sentencing options of the court where an
offender 17 years and over is ordered by the Judge/Magistrate to do unpaid work in the community for
minor non-violent offences as provided by the Criminal Justice (Reform) Act 1978.

How does it work?
The offender is required to perform tasks arranged and monitored by the Probation Officer and
supervised by the agency's supervisor where the task is carried out.
The number of hours can vary from a minimum of forty (40) hours to a maximum of three hundred
and sixty (360) hours for a single offence and up to four hundred and eighty (480) hours for more
than one offence.

Failure to comply with the order, the offender will be brought back before the court, and punished for
the offence as the Judge/Magistrate sees fit.

Who can receive help?
Organizations, which may use the service, are essentially non-profit making e.g. hospitals, infirmaries,
children's home, schools, and public parks.

What type of work?
Projects which Orderees can be engaged in includes: cleaning, painting, gardening or working with
elderly or disabled people or make use of your skill.
The kind of work done by people sentenced to community work can vary enormously.
Community Service Order Officers try to:
1.

Match people and skills to the tasks required or

2.

Obtain available tasks for which no special skill is required

The Probation Office will provide information as to where to work and may supply the tools you may
need.

Who Do Not Benefit From Community Service Orders?
Persons who commit offence involving:


The use of, or the illegal possession of a firearm, or



The use of imitation firearm or the possession of an imitation firearm.



Persons who do not have a fixed place of residence.

What Happens When An Order is Made?
The Court dictates how many hours Orderee has to work. The Probation Officer instructs him/her
where to work and the times. It will usually be one or two days each week until all the hours have
been worked.
An Orderee is expected to start work within seven (7) days of the court order.
A record is kept of the hours worked on two (2) cards. One card is kept by the Orderee and the other
by the Agency/Supervisor.

Consequences

If the offender fails to comply with any of the requirements of the Community Service Order he may
be summoned to appear before the court.


The offender may be fined.



His Community Service Order may be revoked.

What The Orderee Has To Do?
The Orderee will be given a copy of instructions setting out how they must behave and what to do.


When the Orderee is on the order, he/she must inform his/her community service Officer of
any change of address etc.



Work where the Community Service Probation Officers tells him/her to work.



Report on time and work for the hours he/she is told to work.



Cooperate with his/her Agency/ Supervisor and Community Service Probation Officer.



Work as a team and treat others fairly and equally.

Does The Orderee have Any Rights While On Community Service Order?
The Orderee will be treated fairly and equally.
The Orderee can make a complaint if he/she feels that they have been treated unfairly or
unreasonably. He/she should first try to discuss this with their Probation Officer and if he/she is not
satisfied with the response, they can write to the Coordinator of the programme.

What If The Offender Has Any Questions Or Problems?
If the Orderee has questions or problems he/she should get in touch with their Probation Officer as
soon as possible. The Officer will try to sort things out for them.

Criminal Justice System and Corrections
The Criminal Justice System is basically a legal system. Underlying its foundation is the Criminal Law,
which is concerned with people's conduct. Its purpose is to regulate behaviour and maintain Order in
Society.

A Scenario:
21 year old Tom Jones works at Myca's Service Station. One day
he had a quarrel with a customer Roy Reid. During their
disagreement Tom used the gas nozzle to hit Roy, causing a
wound to his head. The matter was reported to the POLICE. Tom
was later arrested and charged with the offence of Unlawful
Wounding.

Tom appeared before the COURT. The matter was tried and Tom was found guilty. Before handing
down sentence, the Judge requested that the PROBATION OFFICE investigate and prepare a Social
Enquiry Report in respect of the offender.
In carrying out the investigations the Probation Officer interviewed Mr. Jones, visited his home,
place of employment and his community where important information was gathered on him.
The report was collated and presented to the COURT. This report assisted the Judge in determining
sentencing. He gave Mr. Jones a PROBATION ORDER for the duration of three (3) years. During this
period Mr. Jones will receive counselling and guidance, geared towards behaviour modification on a

one-to-one basis. This process is called casework supervision and will be facilitated by a Probation
After-Care Officer.

Some areas of concentration during supervision may include:


Behaviour Modification



Conflict Resolution



Anger Management



Self-Respect and respect for others



Building positive self image and self esteem



Setting goals that are attainable



Promoting personal growth and development



Offending Behaviour and how to avoid re-offending

Roles of the Correctional Officer
Correctional Officers are trained to do the following:


Maintain Security in the Correctional Centres.



Assist in the Treatment and Rehabilitation process of inmates.



Work in both adult and Juvenile Correctional Institutions.



Have overall responsibility of the Correctional Institutions.

Specialized Training Include:


Paramedical Services



Prison Management



Social work

Roles and Function of the Probation After-Care Officer
Did you know:


That the Community Probation Services is an arm of the Department of Correctional Services?



That the Department of Correctional Services is a Department of the Ministry of National
Security?



That the Probation Officer is an Officer of the Court?



That the Probation Officer supervises clients placed on orders by the Children's, Resident
Magistrates Circuit Courts and the Parole Board?



That the Probation Officer works with wards and inmates in the Juvenile and Adult Correctional
Institutions?



That the Probation Officer is the only civilian who supervises inmates and parolees in the Adult
Institutions and in the Open Society.



That there is a Probation Office in every parish in Jamaica, except Kingston & St. Andrew, St.
James and St. Catherine which all have two Offices each?

Investigative Role (Court Requirement):


Circumstance of the Offence.



Early Life & Family Background.



Home situation with emphasis on interpersonal relationship.



School attendance with regard to their level of attainment and behaviour pattern.



Employment record – The frequency with which offenders change jobs. Ability to work with
others. Honest or dishonest life-style.



The offender’s psycho-social and socio economic conditions are considered.



As professionals, the Probation Officers study each case individually and assess the problem.
Make recommendations to the Resident Magistrates and the Judges, which assist them to
determine the type of sentence to give an individual, especially children and young persons under
25 years old.



Interview inmates and wards on entry into the Juvenile and Adult Institutions.



Interview and recommend wards and inmates for home leave, and weekend release. Interview
and submit reports to the parole board re: inmates who are considered suitable to be paroled.

Supervisory Role:


Probation Orders (1-3 Years)



Offenders on suspended sentence with supervision order (1-3 years)



Community Service Orders (40 hrs - 480 hrs)



Children on supervision



Children on statutory supervision



The client's risk needs are analyzed and the frequency of visits by both clients and officers are

Some Determinants of Supervision:

determined.


Treatment goals are realized by Probation Officers and clients, which are monitored and
modified during the period.



Link between wards, parents, guardians or significant others and inmates and their families
during incarceration.



Assist with inmates', social and economic problems.



Prepare inmates for their return to the free society.



Supervise Parolees for both definite and indeterminate periods.

Who Can Access the Services of the Probation After-Care Officer?



Children who are abused.



Family members who are physically, emotionally and sexually abused.



Parents who need help with parenting skills



Parents with problem children



Guidance Counsellors.



Principals - Schools.



Church Groups.



Youth Clubs or Groups.



Support Groups.



Parent Teachers Association.



Police



Any Person who needs assistance.



A Mediator



A Facilitator



A Counsellor



A Broker



A Catalyst for change



A Confidant



An Advocate



Custody



Affiliation



Maintenance



Guardianship



Protection Order



Occupation Order

The Probation Officer is:

In family related matters, such as:

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