Dayna Clendinen, Division of Personnel Director, and Winnie Testamark, Director of Bureau of Corrections, advises the public of testing for the rank of CORRECTION OFFICER, TERRITORY-WIDE in accordance with V.I. Code Title 3; Chapter 25; Section 523. All interested candidates must sign-up and submit a complete application package online at www.dopusvi.org by 11:59 pm, Friday,
ST. THOMAS, USVI – The Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections (BOC) continues to progress, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which have affected employee morale, wellness, and work-life balance at correctional agencies nationwide. Director Wynnie Testamark continues to focus on supporting BOC staff by offering increased training, wellness, and virtual resiliency seminars, EPA
ST. THOMAS, USVI – The Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections (BOC) is now one of the first correctional agencies nationwide to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to all inmates. Sixteen inmates, ranging in age from 20 to 66, have taken the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine since the rollout began on February 22, 2021. Read More…
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — During Monday’s Government House weekly press briefing, Virgin Islands Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion announced that residents can fill out the required paperwork and schedule an appointment to get vaccinated at the Department of Health website at www.covid19usvi.com/vaccine. All Virgin islanders ages 16 or older are now eligible to receive the vaccine,
Two detainees were arrested, and two other detainees were treated at the Juan Luis Hospital and released back into the custody of the Bureau of Corrections, after an attack that took place at approximately 8:20 a.m. yesterday at the John A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility on St. Croix (“John Bell”). Read More…
The national Covid Memorial is scheduled for January 19, 2021, at 6:30 pm AST. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. will be asking that all who are able to do so join the memorial by displaying amber (or white) lights at their places of business and/or tolling bells at 6:30 pm AST at their places of worship, if
