A Leader in Detainee Management and Transformation - Contributing to a Just, Safe and Secure Papua New Guinea.
The mission of the Papua New Guinea Correctional Service is to enhance the safety and security of society through secure, humane containment and facilitating the rehabilitation of convicted detainees in partnership with stakeholders in fulfilment of CS mandate and to achieve PNG Vision 2050.
Specifically, the Papua New Guinea Correctional Service shall provide the mechanisms, facilities, and services for carrying out the orders of the judiciary in relation to community members who have been charged with or convicted for breaking the laws of Papua New Guinea.GENERAL INFORMATION
Correctional Service gained national departmental status on 28th February 1985. Since 1957, when the Corrective Institutions Service (CIS) was established under the CIS Act, Chapter 63, it had always been a unit of a Government department – Native Affairs and Justice.
Correctional Service is established as a state service under Section 188(2) of the PNG National Constitution and as a discipline force, beside the Papua New Guinea Defense Force and the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary, under Section 207 of the Constitution. In
1995, CIS formally became the Correctional Services of Papua New Guinea through Parliament’s enactment of the new Correctional Service Act No. 6, 1995, with its functions outlined in Section 7(1) as being:
a) Taking custody and control of all persons committed to Correctional Institutions upon warrant or order of a court or the custody of the service by any other competent authority under any law in force in the country.
b) Providing secure, efficient and humane facilities for the purpose of paragraph (a) above and to manage and maintain them in accordance with the Correctional Service Act No. 6, 1995.
c) Developing and providing meaningful educational, training and rehabilitation programs for the benefit of detainees, and
d) Providing a commitment to the ongoing pursuit of excellence in Correctional management.
Correctional Service manages offenders within the United Nations Covenants, the Papua New Guinea Constitution, and in accordance with Papua New Guinea legislation, including: The Correctional Service Act and Regulations 1995;The Juvenile Court Act 1991; and The Parole Act 1991. Correctional Service is the provider of custodial correctional services for both sentenced and remand detainees. Correctional Service National Policy acknowledges the framework of Government of PNG sectoral policies, and legislation that may impact upon to the operation of Correctional Service at Headquarters and at Institutional level. The Provincial and Local Level Governments are partners with Correctional Service at the provincial and local level.
ROLE OF THE AGENCY
VISION
To be an efficient and effective Correctional Service for the people of Papua New Guinea.
MISSION
The mission of the Papua New Guinea Correctional Service is to enhance the safety of the community by providing secure and humane containment and facilitating the rehabilitation of convicted detainees and remandees.
CORE PURPOSES
Specifically, the Papua New Guinea Correctional Service shall provide the mechanisms, facilities, and services for carrying out the orders of the judiciary in relation to community members who have been charged with or convicted for breaking the laws of Papua New Guinea. This function shall be carried out through three core activities:
- SECURE AND HUMANE CONTAINMENT To provide adequate and appropriate facilities and resources for the secure and humane containment of offenders who are sentenced to terms of imprisonment, and those who are remanded in custody by the courts.
- WELFARE AND REHABILITATION To provide counselling, education, and training, which will assist detainees to return to society as reformed citizens.
- DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICE To recruit, train, and continually develop the skills and abilities of staff to ensure that the highest standards of offender supervision and rehabilitation are provided.
