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Harsher punishments coming for correctional officers who smuggle contraband
Dec 22nd, 2021 | Category: Special Reports | 7:35#JamaicaGleaner #MatthewSamuda #Crime #Contraband #CorrectionalOfficers DECEMBER 22, 2021: The Corrections (Amendment Act) 2021 was passed last Friday (December 17, 2021) in the Senate and will see, among other things, correctional services workers who are convicted facing a maximum fine of up to $3 million or a sentence not exceeding three years, or both. This reflects a jump from a fine of $500 or a maximum six-month sentence, while conviction in the Home Circuit Court will result in a fine or maximum imprisonment of up to five years, or both. Senator Matthew Samuda, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, believes that the majority of correctional officers do not engage in smuggling.
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