The government of Sierra Leone has supplied 22 vehicles to the Sierra Leone Correctional Service. The category of vehicles supplied include: three ambulances, six hiluxes, two prados, and eleven trucks. Officially unveiling the vehicles, the Minister of Internal Affairs- Hon. Panda Noah said the government was aware of the numerous challenges faced by the SLCS....Read More

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has commended the Sierra Leone Correctional Service as the most devoted and forward- thinking Government Department they had ever worked with in Sierra Leone. The words of praises were uttered by the UNDP’s Rule of Law Specialist, Walter Neba Esq., while addressing a group of Corrections Officers who were...Read More

Twenty senior ranking officers of the Sierra Leone Correctional Service take part in a refresher training organised by the administration of the Sierra Leone Correctional Service and facilitated by the Technical Support Team Lead seconded to the SLCS from the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF). The training is on- going in Freetown at...Read More

By Chief Officer Nannah Sesay (Deputy National PRO, SLCS)   The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) handed over a solar powered bore hole to the Moyamba Correctional Centre, on Tuesday 25th of May 2021. Stepping in the shoes of the Director General, the Director of Regional Services Mrs. Salamatu Kohyee Bangura said the SLCS and...Read More

The Technical Support Team Lead, Sierra Leone Correctional Service- Colonel David Ngaujah has presented new policies on recruitment, promotion, ranking structure, among others to the decision making body of the Sierra Leone Correctional Service. This was done in his office situated in former Special Court Complex, Jomo Kenyatta road, New England Ville. He said recruitment...Read More

The Government of Sierra Leone has extended Mr. Joseph Lamboi’s term in office as the Director General of the Sierra Leone Correctional Service by a year. This decision was unanimously reached by members of the SLCS’ council which is chaired by His Excellency the Vice President- Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh. The rationale for the decision,...Read More

CAUSES overcrowding Pademba road Correctional Centre houses all categories of inmates (especially high risk) On that day, there were 1, 300 inmates (400% overcrowding), in a centre built to hold 324 inmates Staff shortage (40% under strength) Covid- 19’s outbreak prevented recruitment, which was in the pipeline Index covid- 19 case led to drastic measures...Read More

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has supplied closed- user-group mobile phones to the Sierra Leone Correctional Service. The phones have been credited with vouchers which will last for one month, according to Walter Neba Esq.- Rule of Law Specialist- UNDP. He added that the mobile company will refill the phones with credits that will...Read More

On Tuesday 14th April 2020, Honourable Justice Miatta Samba donated 9 hands- free 200 litres Milla tanks, among other sanitary kits, to some Correctional Centres, to help keep Covid- 19 away from inmates and officers. There are 21 Correctional Centres in the country, but the centres which will receive the kits include: Pademba road, Male...Read More

Officers- in- charge of facilities and sections at the Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) have been capacitated on how to ensure that Covid- 19 is kept out of Correctional Centres. Mr. Dennis Harman, who is the Deputy Director General of the SLCS, said that officers should realize that “our clients” are the inmates, emphasising that...Read More