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| Jamacian rehab centres manned by private security |
| By jamaica-gleaner.com |
| Published: 01/23/2014 |
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Commissioner of Corrections Jevene Bent has said a shortage of human resources to man the rehabilitation centres islandwide has forced the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) to hire private security to oversee the prisons. Addressing the Internal and External Affairs Committee of Parliament on Tuesday, Bent said the DCS did not have the required ratio of staff to prisoners at this time. At present, security guards were being used at three major correctional institutions. The commissioner of corrections also divulged that hundreds of correctional officers were employed on a temporary basis. She said attempts were being made to increase the establishment of the DCS so that these persons could be taken on permanently. In a related matter, Bent told members of the committee that the inadequate staffing and structural issues were impacting the Horizon Remand Centre, which was built to house 1,000 remandees. At present, the facility is operating far below its capacity. Read More. |
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