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Praise and warning for new centre for juveniles
THE new juvenile detention centre at the Bahamas Department of Corrections has drawn praise from a leading juvenile rights expert and warnings about how the facility could impede progress for youth in conflict with the law.
Questions over cop killer’s death in jail
ANDREW Omar Davis, a 43-year-old convicted of the 1999 murder of Constable Jimmy Ambrose and the attempted murder of Marcian Scott, died at the Department of Correctional Services on Wednesday night after complaining about shortness of breath.
‘Desperate’ inmates warn anger’s rising
INMATES at Bahamas Department of Correctional Services have claimed conditions at the facility are “desperate” as they fear not enough is being done to protect them from contracting COVID-19.
The Anglican Lenten Mission 2019
The Anglican Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands has announced its Lenten Mission 2019 under the theme “Becoming a Better Disciple for Jesus”.
Culinary art is plain sailing for chef Nikoya
DEDICATED to her work in the culinary field, Bahamian Executive Chef Nikoya Lightbourne believes this is one of the few industries remaining where experience, talent and passion is worth just as much as academic recognition.
Bahamas Correctional Officers Association wants to see audits on facility's spending
THE Bahamas Correctional Officers Association wants the Christie administration to disclose financial statements and audits related to the Department of Correctional Services amid concerns of how the facility’s money is used.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Corruption inside the walls of Fox Hill prison
CORRUPTION is rife at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services, formerly known as the Her Majesty’s Prison, Fox Hill.
INSIGHT: The harsh reality of life behind bars
“Ask the Bahamian people,” pleaded the young man with his hair sectioned into four matted plaits, his voice cracking with urgency and barely audible as it travelled through the screened bars that serve as a barrier between maximum security inmates and the visiting public.
Haiti delegation to have talks
HAITIAN Foreign Affairs Minister Duly Brutus yesterday said bilateral meetings with the Bahamas government over its new immigration policy is a top priority as Haiti does not have the capacity to meet regularisation demands.
Prison chief concerned about smuggled cell phones
HER Majesty’s Prisons Superintendent Patrick Wright said yesterday he is concerned by the number of contraband cell phones that are found in the prison and in the possession of inmates.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: The need for prison reform
THIS week’s Parliamentary debate and moving of the Correctional Services Bill was not only long overdue, but with a dose of political will (which has unfortunately been lacking), could potentially lead to much needed reforms of the prison system and result in infrastructural upgrades. That is, if the Government is really serious about prison reform.
US officials raise concerns over prison's failure to meet standards
HER Majesty’s Prison continues to fail to meet international standards, with overcrowding and access to adequate medical care presenting major problems in the men’s maximum-security block, a newly released 2012 human rights report from the US State Department points out.
