The Department of Correctional Services, DCS, is reporting that three wards of the state absconded the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Remand Centre earlier today.
This breach was discovered by a Correctional Officer during a regular check at the isolation section of the institution.
It was revealed that the ventilation area made of concrete was destroyed.
The DCS has notified the Jamaica Constabulary Force and an investigation has been launched into locating the missing wards and the circumstances surrounding their escape.
Eighty wards are housed at the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Remand Centre in Kingston.
