Comments on: Concerns Raised By Prison Officers Association

By: Oh,I see now

Oh,I see now — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 05:02:53 +0000

THIS IS NOT A TEST…….

Prison implosion in …3…2…1

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:15:39 +0000

“The public will recall that in April 2018, with input provided by the POA, a strategic plan for the management of our prison service was implemented.

“We are thankful for the POA’s contribution to the strategic plan. Our overall aim is to work with the POA in partnership to fulfill the plan’s vision and mission.”

I have no issue with the Government listening to the concerns of the POA or any organisation, but the impression I am left with is that the Union (POA) is making management decisions about running the prison and that would be a complete abdication of responsibility by the Prison management and the Government

By: St.George's Passport and Immigration Control

St.George's Passport and Immigration Control — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:44:19 +0000

He needs more Titty Milk.

By: sage

sage — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:58:55 +0000

Senior Magistrate Juan Wolfe has recently claimed that the judiciary has decreased the prison population by 50%, is this not true, or does it not make a difference?

By: Realist

Realist — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:17:17 +0000

So Minister Caines, you reward the current Commissioner of Prisons with a cushiony, no outputs job at the Cabinet Office, because he did such stellar work at the prisons. The lack of accountability continues with no attention to real leadership. Minister your job is to manage the Commissioner not do the Commissioner’s job.

By: vote no more

vote no more — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:52:17 +0000

Give the pastor a couple more beans to figure that out too.

By: Gerald L. Bean

Gerald L. Bean — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:26:19 +0000

I response to the article titled “Concerns Raised By Prison Officers Association”, these are my comments.

To recruit 21 new officers in 2018/2019 and have 25 more recruits in training in 2019 in asking for stress and problems throughout any organization. That’s 46 new officers in two years. Please tell us how many staff Corrections have with less than 5 years. This compounds the problems. It takes on average three to five years to become a good and experienced officer. An officer with less than five years in the prisons is a rookie. An officer has to have at least five years to take the promotion exams.

To add to the folly, very recently, Corrections promoted 18 officers from Divisional Officer to Assistant Commissioner.
Why so many at one time. Are you telling us that a smaller number of officers were not ready for promotion before this.

The strategic plans that the Minister and the Association have needs to look much harder at the quality and experience of staff and not just numbers. Too many new officers and new promotions in such a short period of time will certainly cause bigger problems down the road. In fact, the problems have already started.

We are also waiting with bated breath to see who the new Commissioner of Prisons will be and how they will operate with a prison full of rookies to deal with seasoned inmates.

Gerald L. Bean
Paget