Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica
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The Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica (DCSJ) is a department of the Ministry of National Security
of Jamaica
, headquartered in Kingston
. The department operates prisons and jails in Jamaica.
; the inmate may work during the day, but he must stay in the hostel from 7 PM to 7 AM. Hostel services are not available for female inmates.
In Jamaica juvenile facilities house children from ages 12 to 17.
Juvenile boys ages 12-17 are initially sent to St. Andrew Remand Centre. At the disposal of their court cases, they are sent to the and the Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre
and the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre
, the two residential prisons for boys. All juvenile females ages 12-17 are sent to the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre
.
Ministry of National Security (Jamaica)
The Ministry of National Security is a law enforcement agency of Jamaica. It has its headquarters in the North Tower of the NCB Towers in Kingston. As of 2010 Sen. the Hon. Dwight Nelson is the security minister....
of Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, headquartered in Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
. The department operates prisons and jails in Jamaica.
Operations
A male inmate who has served one year in prison and has no more than nine months left in his sentence may apply to stay in the Howard Hostel in KingstonKingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
; the inmate may work during the day, but he must stay in the hostel from 7 PM to 7 AM. Hostel services are not available for female inmates.
In Jamaica juvenile facilities house children from ages 12 to 17.
Prisons
See: List of prisons in Jamaica for juvenile and adult facilitiesJuvenile boys ages 12-17 are initially sent to St. Andrew Remand Centre. At the disposal of their court cases, they are sent to the and the Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre
Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre
Hill Top Correctional Centre was built to accommodate 98 boys.It is operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security.-External links:*.*Photos:...
and the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre
Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre
Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre was built to accommodate 120 male inmates..It is operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security.-External links:*.*Photos:...
, the two residential prisons for boys. All juvenile females ages 12-17 are sent to the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre
Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre
Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre was built to accommodate 40 girls. It is operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security....
.