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The Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica (DCSJ) is a department of the Ministry of National Security of Jamaica,[1] headquartered in Kingston.[2] The department operates prisons and jails in Jamaica.
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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 Kingston; 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.[3]
In Jamaica juvenile facilities house children from ages 12 to 17.[3]
Prisons
See: List of prisons in Jamaica for juvenile and adult facilities
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.[4]
References
- ^ "Overview." Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica. Retrieved on 2 October 2010.
- ^ Home. Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica. Retrieved on 2 October 2010. "The Head Office is located at: 5-7 King Street, Kingston, Jamaica W.I."
- ^ a b "PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (INCLUSIVE OF REHABILITATION)." Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica. Retrieved on 2 October 2010.
- ^ Brown, Ingrid. "Kids under 12 targeted as criminal recruits." Jamaica Observer. Sunday 28 May 2006. Retrieved on 2 October 2010.
External links
Prisons in Jamaica - Department of Correctional Services, JamaicaMaximum Security Fort Augusta · Saint Catherine (Spanish Town Prison) · South Camp (Gun Court Prison) · Tower Street (The General Penitentiary)Medium security Richmond Farm · Tamarind FarmOpen New Broughton Sunset Correctional Centre (Old Man's Prison)Juvenile Armadale · Hill Top · Rio CobreRemand Horizon Adult Remand Centre · Saint Andrew Juvenile Remand CentreHistoric Saint Ann's Bay Old Jail · Saint Jago Women's CentreCategories:- Ministries and agencies of the Jamaican government
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