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Inmates at Westgate Correctional Facility are “relentless” in their pursuit of illegal drugs and other forms of contraband, according to Commissioner of Corrections Edward Lamb. Colonel Lamb spoke after the Department of Corrections revealed that the...

Commissioner of Corrections Edward Lamb has hailed 2015 as a year of standout progress for the prison service, but insists more is to follow in the coming year. Acknowledging that resources remain the biggest challenge in corrections, Colonel Lamb sa...

Julee Smith is considered a hero, of sorts, at Westgate Correctional Facility. About 15 per cent of the inmates suffer from asthma; the nurse recently took a course to better help them out. “In nursing school there was only a chapter or two on asthma...

High-achieving youngsters were given an early Christmas present yesterday thanks to the hard work of a group of prisoners. Six students from schools across the Island received bikes that had been made by inmates Victor Roberts, Phillip Bradshaw, Brit...

Fresh concerns over the shortage of electronic monitoring devices have been raised after it emerged that a defendant who was granted bail has been in prison for two months while he waits for a device to become available. The inmate, who is accused of...

A groundbreaking new initiative that pairs prisoners with victims of crime is helping inmates turn their lives around and victims come to terms with their ordeal. The Sycamore Tree Project has seen 16 prisoners complete the eight-week-long series of ...

The men and women who have suffered at the hands of criminals are perhaps the last kind of visitor you would expect to pass through the succession of bolted doors and corridors of Westgate. But for eight weeks this summer five victims of crime travel...

Between them, Eugene Simons, Donald Norford and Gerald Bean have more than 75 years of experience behind the walls of Bermuda prisons. The trio, all part of the 1989 trainee class, have worked in every facility, including Casemates, during long and d...

For the men who built it, the underwater wonderland that picked up two awards in this year’s Bermuda Day Parade is much more than just a float. It represents countless hours of hard work, but more importantly it is proof to the world outside Westgate...

A volunteer group of Westgate inmates seeking ways to give back to the community have called on Bermuda to “be courageous” and allow prisoners to donate blood — but the Island’s policy is set by international precedent. The response came from a Bermu...

Westgate inmates should not be denied the opportunity to donate blood, according to prison group head Kenneth Burgess. “We are constantly pushing to get the antiquated laws changed that prohibit us from donating blood,” the Lifeline member told The R...

Bicycles created by Westgate inmates serving life sentences have been gifted to five of the Island’s students in recognition of their hard work in school. “When I heard about this, I cleared my calendar — Corrections needs all the support we can give...