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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
Support Units
Accounts
Operations Unit
Rehabilitation
Chaplaincy
Parole Unit
Search Team
Information
Personnel/HRM
Security
Inspectorate
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.
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
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Juvenile Institutions
There are four Juvenile Correctional Centres and one Juvenile Remand Centre:
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To provide accommodation, security and training for juveniles deemed by the courts to be in
need of alternate residential care.
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To provide a range of academic and vocational training to enhance the juveniles educational
status.
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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.
activities. A house system is used to organise competition in sports and other activities. There is
also a scout troop.
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Address
Tredegar Park, Spanish Town, St. Catherine
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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.
Paying Fines
Except for mandatory sentence of imprisonment, the court may impose a fine. The Court may:
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...
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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.
Monitoring
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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?
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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.
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The Probation Office will provide information as to where to work and may supply the tools you may
need.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Behaviour Modification
Conflict Resolution
Anger Management
Paramedical Services
Prison Management
Social work
That the Community Probation Services is an arm of the Department of Correctional Services?
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?
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.
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:
Children on supervision
The client's risk needs are analyzed and the frequency of visits by both clients and officers are
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.
Guidance Counsellors.
Principals - Schools.
Church Groups.
Support Groups.
Police
A Mediator
A Facilitator
A Counsellor
A Broker
A Confidant
An Advocate
Custody
Affiliation
Maintenance
Guardianship
Protection Order
Occupation Order