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A mother has condemned prison authorities for allowing a man who raped her teenaged daughter to work close to a home where the victim regularly stays. Tewolde Mathin Selassie, who was jailed for 25-years in May 2007, has been spending time out of his...

Government will introduce legislation mandating that criminals serve at least 12 months of their prison sentences before being eligible for release on parole. Announcing the 2012 Annual Report of the Parole Board yesterday, Public Safety Minister Mi...

Smugglers who attempt to pass banned cell phones to Westgate inmates could find themselves facing a stiff jail sentence. Government is planning to introduce tough new penalties, including lengthier custodial sentences, for anyone convicted of trying ...

Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley yesterday promised to build on the success of a programme that encourages inmates to give back to the community. Mr Dunkley said that last year the Prison Farm Facility’s “Giving Back to the Community Programme”...

December 4, 2012 Dear Sir, I am former Prison Officer who found the news report of the December 3, 2012, that an inmate refused to leave his cell to appear before the courts for the monthly Arraignment Session very disturbing. Firstly, it is the mand...

The Island’s prison system is down to a single full-time psychologist as the Department of Corrections searches to fill two recent vacancies. Opposition MP Michael Dunkley labelled it “a very disturbing development, because it places important rehabi...

A recent loss of key psychologists in the Island’s prison system has significantly cut the level of treatment on offer to inmates, according to social campaigner Sheelagh Cooper. The former Parole Board member told The Royal Gazette: “At any given ti...

Churches and organisations with prison ministries, or simply those desiring to know more about prison ministry, have the chance to attend five sessions on maximising their ministry to those who are incarcerated. The Prison Ministry Training Seminar w...