DIRECTORS OFFICE

OUR DEPARTMENT'S MISSION

The mission of the Guam Department of Corrections (DEPCOR) is to protect the public from the destructive action of law offenders through control and rehabilitation. It shall provide staff services for the judiciary, the Parole Board, probation officers, and interested agencies of the Executive Branch.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The general management of the prisoner population of both inmates and detainees is the overall responsibility of this office. The vision, goals and objectives of the Department is driven by this office. The office provides financial and logistical services to all divisions of the Department. Other functions include budgetary control, and monitoring expenditures. One of its most vital roles is maintaining and updating employee personnel files and developing training priorities.

ORGANIZATION

The Department of Corrections is organized into four separate divisions:

• Administration
• Prison Security
• Diagnostic Treatmentment Services
• Parole Services

PERSONNEL

Personnel Status as of 5/05/09:

• Total Authorized: 268
• Total Assigned: 221

• Total Vacancies: 47

• Total Uniformed Authorized: 231

• Total Uniformed Assigned: 193

• Total Uniformed Vacancies: 38

• Prison security requires an additional 59 bodies in addition to the 31 authorized but unfunded positions for officers.

  Total Civilian Authorized: 32

• Total Civilian Assigned: 22
• Total Civilian Vacancies: 10
• Civilian and support staff require at least 9 positions to meet adequate manpower levels for those sections.

Federal Programs (100% Federally Funded):

• Total LTA's Authorized: 07
• Total LTA's Assigned: 03
• Total LTA Vacancies: 02
• Other (Contractual) Assigned: 02

BUDGET

• Travel - $32,050
• Contractual - $1,864,419
• Office Space Rental - $82,880
• Supplies/Materials - $388,000
• Equipment - $5000
• Miscellaneous - $52,250
• Power - $628,800
• Telephone - $201,000
• Water/Sewage - $80,500
• Capital Outlay - $10,000
• DepCor Revolving Fund - $1,304,907
• DepCor Operations - $125,176
• Library (digital) - $7500
• Housing of Prisoners - $96,000
• Personnel - $10,277,622
• Operational - $4,513,352

TOTAL BUDGET: $14,790,974

EXPENDITURES:

CONTRACTS/MOU (Additional Contracts posted in Divisions' Section)

• Food Service Costs - S&H Enterprises - $2,910,875.00
• Canteen Rental - 10-86 Hanjin Mini Mart - $9360.00 per annum; goes to General Fund.
• Prisoner Telephone Revenues - Paytel - 15% of telephone net revenues - 15% of net average of $6000 goes to General Fund each month.

CONTACT NUMBERS

• Jose B. Palacios, Director, 473-7021
• Jessie Q. Tupaz, Captain - Administrative and Financial Affairs, 473-7023
• Marie Q. Borja, Captain - Special Projects/Federal Grants/Parole Services Division, 473-7006
• David T. Alvarez, Lieutenant - Internal Affairs 473-7010
• Jesse G. Quidachay, Detention Leader - Internal Affairs 473-7010
• Anna Q. Santiago, Corrections Officer - Internal Affairs 473-7010
• Melva C. Limo, Administrative Assistant, 473-7022
• John D. Concepcion, Administrative Assistant, 473-7025
• Joseph M. Mesa, Property Management Officer, 734-3918
• Marie Roberto, Clerk III, 473-7022
• Doris M. Fourby, Private Secretary, 473-7020