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Juvenile Detention Center

TCF cell block
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territorial Correctional Facility and Juvenile Detention Center will be overseen next month by the newly created American Samoa Corrections Agency, while awaiting the establishment of the Department of Corrections through legislation, according to Gov. Lemanu Peleti...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While the spread of the COVID-19 inside the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) has been making headlines, a report is now revealing that 4 juveniles confined at the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) tested positive for COVID last Friday. This was also confirmed to...
Okesene Alo
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the four former DPS officer for the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC), was sentenced by the High Court to 27 year imprisonment after being found guilty of illegal activities and misconduct at the JDC 2 years ago. Okesene Alo, who was charged in two separate cases,...
Former cop, Alofagia Letuli
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Justice Michael Kruse has sentenced two of the four ex-DPS officers convicted of being involved in illegal activities and misconduct at the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) to 10 years at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF). Alofagia Letuli and Olafou Wilson...
 Okesene Alo
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the four DPS officers accused of illegal activities and misconduct at the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) told the court yesterday that the allegations against him are true. Okesene Alo, who is charged in two separate cases, appeared in High Court yesterday...
Former DPS officer Junior Utuga when he was first arrested in March of last year
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge, Fiti Sunia gave one final piece of advice to a former DPS police officer, who was last assigned to the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) — “If you miss any of your court appearances one more time, you will find yourself inside the Territorial...
Former DPS police officer Olataga Wilson
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A former DPS police officer who has been detained at the Fagaitua Police Substation (FPS) for over 2 months to await sentencing after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a controlled substance, to wit; methamphetamine and stealing, both felonies, was remanded to...
Juvenile Detention Center sign
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Allegations have surfaced regarding a senior employee at the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC), a division of the Department of Public Safety (DPS), who has been on medical leave since April of this year but still getting paid. A source tell Samoa News that someone from...
American Samoa High Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the co-defendants in the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) case who was convicted for threatening one of the government’s key witnesses and was also detained at the JDC was released from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) last week, after the court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It took almost 9 hours for the six-member jury to deliberate last Friday before delivering their verdict in the trial of former DPS police officer Okesene Alo. Out of the 11 counts with which Alo was charged, the jury found him guilty of 7 counts. These counts include 3...

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