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Westgate To Host Arts & Craft Stall
On Friday, September 2, 2011, Westgate Correctional Facility will be hosting a stall in Dockyard which will sell arts and crafts made by its inmates. The correctional facility has been working collaboratively with WEDCO for a while now and this initiative is finally becoming a reality. Inmates have made cedar works, clothing and other wares which will... Read more of this article
Agreement: Comprehensive Review Of Prisons
The Prison Officers Association and the Government signed an agreement today [Aug.26], to move forward with “an independent comprehensive review of the Department of Corrections, with the aim of producing a 5 year strategic plan.” Attorney General and Minister of Justice Michael Scott said the review aims to address concerns and to ensure... Read more of this article
Westgate Inmate Hospitalized After Assault
A 51-year-old prison inmate is listed in stable condition after being hospitalized following an assault at the Westgate Correctional Facility on Monday [Aug.22]. A police spokesperson said, “Around 8:20am on Monday, August 22nd, police received a report of an assault at the Westgate Correctional Facility.” “It appears that one male... Read more of this article
Reports: Corrections/COH Consider Strike Action
Prison officers are reported to be considering strike action due to discontent with pay, working standards and other matters. Prison officers are said to be concerned about the new hardened breed of criminals, with correctional facilities seeing a greater rise in hardcore gang members being incarcerated in recent times. The Bermuda Sun reported that,... Read more of this article
Police & Department of Corrections Sign MOU
Today [May 12] the Bermuda Police Service and the Bermuda Department of Corrections signed a Memorandum of Understanding. This document simply updates an already established agreement between the two services. In a low key affair, Acting Commissioner Michael Jackman and Commissioner of Corrections Edward Lamb signed the agreement which will take effect... Read more of this article
May 13: PRIDE Celebrity Lock-Up
PRIDE Bermuda will be hosting their third annual “Celebrity Lock-Up” on Friday, May 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Washington House, Church Street. As part of the “Celebrity Lock-Up”, well known locals such as Bruce Barritt, , Patrina ‘Power Girl’ O’Connor, Anthony Santucci, Senator Suzann Holshouser and Keival, The Captain will... Read more of this article
“Incarcerate Hardcore Gang Members Overseas”
During this evening’s [May 5] Town Hall meeting Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief said that he will be recommending that we incarcerate hardcore gang members overseas. Minister Perinchief spoke about programs to assist prisoners, and said that some criminals will change, while some will not as they are “criminally minded and... Read more of this article
Royal Couple Visits Co-Educational Facility
HRH the Earl of Wessex and HRH the Countess of Wessex visited the Co-Educational Facility in Ferry Reach yesterday morning [Mar.17] where they met seven trainees who are currently enrolled in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. Among them was 19-year-old Jaymi Edwards, who has earned both his bronze and silver awards and is aspiring to complete the... Read more of this article
Masters: How Long is a Life Sentence?
[Written by attorney Kyle Masters, an associate at Trott & Duncan] ‘I hope they throw the book at him!’ This is the sentiment sometimes held, if not expressed, by incensed members of the public when a person is charged and/or convicted of a particularly heinous crime. There are times when, to the public at large, the sentence meted out to a... Read more of this article
White’s Island Converted to Juvenile Prison?
The Voters’ Rights Association has released a statement asking if White’s Island will be converted to a juvenile prison. The statement from the VRA, which is co-chaired by Geoff Parker and Stuart Hayward, follows in full below: The VRA understands that individuals and organisations that have boat moorings close to White’s Island in Hamilton... Read more of this article
Commissioner Lamb on Prisons, Anger & More
In a telling anecdote, Commissioner of Prisons Lt. Col. Edward Lamb set out a key problem with Bermuda’s prison system. As the guest Speaker at a church event, he was told by someone from the audience that he was running a soft regime at Westgate Correctional Facility and that he needed to use the ‘cat-o-nine-tails’ and other more rigourous punishments... Read more of this article
Gov: Mental Health Services Access In Prison
The Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labour, Home Affairs and Housing, and Bermuda Hospitals Board today announces the signing of a Statement of Intent with the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) to provide services for people serving prison sentences who require access to mental health services at a specialist, secure... Read more of this article
