UK prisons expert Phil Wheatley conducted a whirlwind tour of the Island's facilities during a brief visit.The former director-general of the British Prison Service was here for a series of low-key interviews earlier this month.His report, carrying recommendations on how best to deal with Bermuda's "new breed of criminal", is pending.Commissioner of Corrections Edward Lamb confirmed the first stop on Mr Wheatley's tour was Westgate Correctional Facility, further talks were held at the Prison Farm and the Co-Ed facility.“Mr Wheatley was on the Island for an initial [reconnaissance] in order to formulate his plans,” said Mr Lamb. “He met with all the major players as well as having a walkabout throughout our facilities.“He will return to Bermuda in a few weeks' time to conduct his review in earnest.”Mr Lamb said the review has his “full unequivocal support”.“Every organisation ought to go through a process of reassessment and review from time to time and I welcome the opportunity for us to set the stage for greater achievements,” he said. “I am also a firm believer that the biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.”Mr Wheatley's arrival represented the Government's response to serious concerns raised by prison officers who marched on Cabinet in March.Minister of Justice Kim Wilson said at the time Mr Wheatley will work alongside Government's management services “to conduct a holistic review with the aim of producing a five-year strategic plan to assess, clarify and direct the department mandate with respect to all aspects of policy, leadership, management, operations, infrastructure and legislative reform”.Portions of his report may not be made public due to “given sensitivities” according to Senator Wilson. But “to the extent that it does not have the potential of interfering with public safety, it will be made public”, she said.The unpublished review has already come in for criticism.One prison officer, who was on duty at Westgate during Mr Wheatley's visit, said: “The POA and its members need to be careful what they wish for.“I know Mr Wheatley saw some things they did not want him to see. We better be very careful because a lot of things this man has seen in the short time he was here is not what the officers expected.“Prison officers need to do their jobs properly, and I mean that from the top down. This thing is bigger than what they let on and everybody wants to blame the Commissioner.” He added: “Mr Lamb came into this service blind, but he came smart enough to know what's going on and he has called officers up for it.”Meanwhile lawyer Rick Woolridge, a former prison officer, said: “My sole reaction is what another waste of public funds, we need Bermudian solutions to Bermudian problems.”Citing underlying core issues that have yet to be dealt with in his view, Mr Woolridge said: “Those who were incarcerated in the 1970s in Casemates are the fathers and grandfathers of those incarcerated at Westgate.“In the Bermuda context how do we address that? We must at least aim to change the feeder system that supplies subsequent generations of the incarcerated – and in Bermuda that means young black men.”He continued: “Too often we look overseas for answers to local problems. This Government can fix many things if they surround themselves with home-grown advisers instead of foreign experts.”