FRIDAY, AUGUST 04, 2023
VOLUME 117, No.31
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Flawless performance Page 19 Even the ‘modern, secured’ Prison Facility at Belle Isle has not escaped a seemingly thriving contraband trade.
by HAYDN HUGGINS THE SMUGGLING OF CONTRABAND, prevalence of mentally ill inmates, illdiscipline among prison officers, and inadequate staffing, have been listed
among issues affecting the security and rehabilitation efforts at His Majesty’s Prisons. Acting Superintendent of Prisons Dwayne Bailey made the disclosure while delivering remarks at the
closing session of the Criminal Assizes on Monday. Bailey revealed that among the contraband items which enter the Male Prisons in Kingstown, and the Belle Correctional Facility are cellular phones, drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, cigarette lighters, and scissors. He cited a consistent entry of cellular phones with over 200 of them found during searches at both facilities, so far for the year. He said that prisoners sometimes
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VINLEC responds to public Page 24 Dwayne Bailey, Acting Superintendent of Prisons, gave an insightful account of factors affecting security and the proper dispensing of services in SVG. Prison facilities.
cut the fencing at Belle Isle Facility to facilitate the illegal entry of these items. The Prison Chief added that up to Monday there were 41 mentally ill prisoners with 19 of them there in connection with offences of murder and manslaughter. Bailey described this as a worrying concern, as prison officers are not trained to deal with the mentally ill. “The mentally ill inmates are hard to manage. They are often disruptive and are a danger to themselves, staff, and other inmates,” he underscored. The situation, according to Bailey, Continued on Page 3.