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Prisoner numbers have been slashed by more than 50 per cent over the last 11 years, The Royal Gazette can reveal. Senior Magistrate Juan Wolffe said that locking up offenders was the “last option” and that community-based sentences meant debts to soc...

More than 30 services and programmes are offered to help people in the island’s prison system, a Government spokeswoman said. She added that a refusal to take part in some core courses could affect release dates and parole chances. The Department of ...

An investigation has been launched at the Westgate Correctional Facility after the sudden death of an inmate. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of National Security confirmed the death early yesterday afternoon. The spokeswoman said: “The incident is cu...

Covid-19 restrictions have caused increased tensions at the island’s prisons, it was revealed today. Renee Ming, the Minister of National Security, said that the morale and behaviour of inmates had deteriorated because of a block on visits. Ms Ming a...

A convicted sex offender has launched a legal bid to avoid being deported back to his homeland of Jamaica. Brittonie Taylor, released from Westgate last October after serving eight years for a serious sex assault, will ask the Supreme Court today to ...

Every time I speak with or visit a client at Westgate or one of the other prison facilities, I am reminded of the lack of proper rehabilitation this Island has to offer prisoners and members of our community who have committed serious criminal offenc...

The island’s emergency services are plagued by staff shortages, poor buildings and ageing equipment, the national security minister said yesterday. Renee Ming said that overtime pay for police, fire and prison officers was necessary because of staff ...

A man who denied sending threats to the Premier was jailed overnight today after he admitted contacting David Burt despite his bail conditions. Jared Gordon, 31, admitted in Magistrates’ Court that he contacted Mr Burt three times over the past week ...

The Bermuda Government suffered a defeat after prison officers won a Supreme Court battle against changes that required them to make health insurance payments. The Prison Officers Association claimed that its members were exempt from making contribut...

Security breaches at Westgate remained a “grave concern” in the latest annual report on the treatment of offenders, the Minister of National Security said yesterday. Renee Ming told the House of Assembly that there continued to be problems with the ...

Work must be done to improve conditions at the island’s prisons, the latest report from the Parole Board has warned. The Parole Board combined report for 2017 to 2019 said the prisons had deteriorated over the past 30 years as maintenance work had be...

A bid to expand prison libraries has been launched. Renee Ming, the national security minister, said the prison system contained a lot of keen readers who would benefit from donations of new books. Ms Ming said: “The Department of Corrections has qui...