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Fifteen new officers will start work with the Department of Corrections today, the Minister of National Security revealed. Wayne Caines made the announcement yesterday as he acknowledged concerns about safety and a lack of manpower that were raised b...

A women’s charity raised concerns yesterday after it was announced a dangerous sexual predator is to be housed at the Co-Educational facility. Part of the St George’s jail for women and younger offenders has been redesignated as a hospital to block t...

A violence reduction programme is under way in Bermuda’s prisons, national security minister Wayne Caines told Parliament this morning. The programme has been completed by six inmates in Westgate, Mr Caines said. The four- to six-month programme is b...

A halfway house for prisoners just released from jail should be reintroduced, the former head of the parole board said yesterday. Ashfield DeVent, who was replaced as parole board chairman at the end of 2017 after six years, said that more prisoners ...

A writing partnership between Bermuda College students and prisoners at Westgate yesterday unveiled its work. Shawnette Somner, an education officer at the prison was stunned at the display at the college’s library. Ms Somner said: “I’m speechless — ...

Gang members in prison could be suffering from severe mental health problems. Sebastian Henagulph, forensic psychiatrist at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute and Westgate Correctional Facility, cited British research that reported gang membership c...

Industrial action by custody staff at Westgate continued over the weekend due to a dispute over staff shortages. The sit-out, which began on Friday, is expected to carry on through today when the Department of Corrections leadership will meet with th...

The Ministry of National Security has confirmed that industrial action took place at the Westgate Correctional Facility today, adding that the Department of Corrections leadership continues to meet with the Prison Officers Association to address the ...

Police have confirmed the sudden death in prison of convicted paedophile Quinton Wendell Baxter. The 59-year-old was found in an unresponsive state at Westgate on Saturday evening and later pronounced dead, despite life-saving efforts, according to a...

Police this afternoon confirmed the death of an inmate at Westgate Correctional Facility. According to a spokesman, at around 11.30pm yesterday emergency services were dispatched to the facility after a male inmate was found in an unresponsive state....

At 32, Michael Pitcher was jailed for life. High on cocaine, he and another man broke into a senior citizen’s home and beat her with a stick. Days later, she died from her injuries in hospital. When the verdict came in, he thought his life was over. ...

Social rehabilitation programmes involving prisoners will be undertaken with greater sensitivity for the community, Senator Jeff Baron has pledged. Mr Baron, the Minister of National Security, drew criticism from some quarters when two convicted murd...