Tag: Bermuda Prisons

Four Westgate Prisoners Charged With Assault

Four prisoners — Troy Harris, Noet Barnett, Jakai Harford, Antoine Anderson — all appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Apr 25] charged with assault causing actual bodily harm to Malik Cann on February 26th 2013. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo asked if the alleged offence occurred inside Westgate Prison, and the Crown replied yes. All... Read more of this article

Inmate Admits Assaulting Another Prisoner

Prison inmate Pelealkhai Williams appeared in Magistrates Court today [Apr 18], where he pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily to a fellow inmate inside Westgate. Williams — who is currently serving time for his role in a shooting — pleaded guilty to unlawfully causing grievous bodily to a fellow inmate George Dyer on 4th March 2013. The... Read more of this article

Alvone Maybury Charged With Wounding

Alvone Maybury appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Apr 9] where he was charged with wounding another person. The charges alleged that in October 2012, Maybury unlawfully wounded another person in an Increased Penalty Zone, namely Westgate Correctional Facility. The 27-year-old defendant pleaded not guilty. Magistrate Archie Warner ordered him... Read more of this article

Full Text: 2012 Parole Board Annual Report

During 2012, the Parole Board reviewed more than 131 cases and chose to release 32 persons, according to the 2012 Parole Board Report. Parole is defined in the report as, “The conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person receiving it to serve the remainder of their term of incarceration under supervision in the community, if... Read more of this article

Minister: Prison Work Programme To Continue

[Updated with video] The incident which resulted in a sex offender working outside his victim’s mothers home was “the result of a genuine fault in the system and where there are flaws in the system then it is the responsibility of the Government to address them,” Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley said today. Last week the newspaper... Read more of this article

Sustain Bermuda Seminar On Jail Alternatives

The Sustain Bermuda initiative is inviting the public to attend a brown bag lunch this Friday [Mar. 22] where the topic of discussion will be “Alternatives To Incarceration”. “The cost of housing inmates in Bermuda is significantly high,” said a spokesman. “The alternatives may assist in decreasing recidivism and could... Read more of this article

Minister Dunkley On Parole Board Report

The 2012 Parole Board Report highlights the need for an amendment to the relevant legislation related to minimum sentences to be served before being eligible for parole, Minister of Public Safety Michael Dunkley said this morning [Mar 18] in the House of Assembly. Minister Dunkley said, “If an offender is sentenced to 9 months imprisonment and... Read more of this article

Crackdown On Prohibited Items In Prison

Cabinet has approved amendments to increase the penalties for conveying prohibited articles into prison and to also provide a sentencing regime around specific prohibited articles including cell phones, Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley said this morning [Mar 8] in the House of Assembly. “The Commissioner of Corrections has instituted a zero-tolerance... Read more of this article

Minister On Prison Farm’s ‘Giving Back Program’

Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley held a press conference today [Feb 21] to highlight the Prison Farm’s ‘Giving Back to the Community Program,’ which involves inmates providing manpower for the completion of general labour. Minister Dunkley said, “We are here today to highlight the significant contribution the Bermuda Department... Read more of this article

Man Charged With Smuggling Goods Into Prison

In Magistrates Court yesterday [Feb 4], Alfred Thompson, 44, pleaded not guilty to a charge of trespassing and trying to unlawfully pass banned goods into Westgate Correctional Facility. Crown Counsel Carrington Mahoney alleged that Thompson had been apprehended in the environs of the prison facility with items including Samson tobacco, Rizla rolling... Read more of this article