KINGSTON, Jamaica — Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Dr Marc Thomas is set to serve as acting Commissioner following the retirement of the current Commissioner, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe.
Rowe served as Commissioner of the DCS from April 11, 2019 to May 11, 2023.
Thomas will act in the position until a new commissioner is named.
Meanwhile, Orville Moore, Chief Probation Aftercare Officer, will act as interim Deputy Commissioner.
The DCS in a release on Saturday thanked Rowe for what the department described as “four years of solid leadership.”
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