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Drones have been used to drop contraband into the grounds of Westgate prison, Wayne Caines, the national security minister, told MPs on Friday. The unmanned aircraft were spotted by prison staff three times in recent weeks, with contraband subsequent...

Part of Ireland Island North has been declared off limits for drone flights after at least three instances of intrusions over Westgate Correctional Facility. Westgate joins the Bermuda Police Service’s headquarters in Prospect, Devonshire, under new ...

Prison officer patrols around Westgate prison will be stepped up after a drone was seen hovering above the facility. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said plans were being drawn up to make the area around the Ireland Island North pris...

Nineteen prison officers have been promoted. Keeva-Mae Joell-Benjamin, the Acting Commissioner of Corrections, congratulated the officers for reaching “this significant professional milestone”. She added the changes, the first for four years, were a...

The Department of Corrections welcomed 21 new Corrections Officers to its ranks at a Passing Out Parade. National security minister Wayne Caines joined fellow officers, family and friends at the Westgate Correctional Facility yesterday to celebrate t...

Murals created by Westgate Correctional Facility inmates were installed in the City of Hamilton as part of a continuing beautification project. One inmate, who wished to remain anonymous, said that he and others had been pleased to take part in the ...

Four lawnmowers have been donated to a community service programme for inmates. The Treatment of Offenders Board handed over the machines to national security minister Wayne Caines. They will be used as part of the Department of Corrections’ inmate c...

“Enhanced security protocols” have uncovered contraband in the island’s Corrections facilities, according to Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security. Mr Caines added that a Corrections officer had sustained minor injuries as a result of a rec...

The Department of Corrections is to begin an internal security review of prisons, Wayne Caines told MPs in the House of Assembly last Friday. Mr Caines, the Minister of National Security, said he would also meet representatives of the Prison Officers...

Security has been stepped up at Westgate prison after an attempted breach of the perimeter fence. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said on Thursday that inmates involved in the attempt would be penalised. He said: “The Ministry can co...

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...