Tag: Prison
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BREAKING: Police Sgt shot dead while hunting fugitive Akeem Wong
The Guyana Police Force is investigating the circumstances which has resulted in the shooting death of police Sergeant whose name has been given as Alex Vaughn. ... -
15 Not out- Prison Officer recalls time in the Prison Service
After almost 15 years serving in various capacities in her profession, Trade Instructor of the Mazaruni Prison recalls her astonishing experience as a woman prison officer. ... -
Reformation, not incarceration: Prisoners tell their version of life behind bars
By Shaquawn Gill The Mazaruni Prison has only been a figment of the common citizen’s imagination for many years. From its opening in the mid-1800s, and ... -
50% of prisoners fully vaccinated says Prison Service
Half of the country’s prison population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 says Rajiv Bisnauth, Public Relations of the Guyana. In its publication, “The Key”, the Prison Service ... -
Mazaruni Inmates Participate in Leadership Workshop
-Hoping to see more of the sessions, inmates say Personal development and leadership skills were among the main focus of a workshop for selected inmates housed ... -
Prison officers claim they are under threat by prisoners with cell phones
Prisoner officers attached to several prisons across the country are concerned about what they say is too much power being given to prisoners. “The system is ... -
Prison Service working to improve the living conditions of inmates; Superintendent Gyandat leading from the front.
As the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) continues to work tirelessly to better the living conditions and rehabilitation programs for inmates, Senior Superintendent (ag) Deoraj Gyandat is ... -
Prison Officer to be charged over prisoner’s escape
A prison officer has been interdicted and will be charged with neglect of duty following the escape of prisoner Mohammed Alli. Alli escaped from the Georgetown ... -
Prison escapee’s father helped four escapees with change of clothing
As four prison escapees remain on the run, the father of one of the men admitted to aiding the four men recently. On the run are ... -
On the run: Four escape from Mazaruni Prison
On the run are Imran Ramsaywack, Rayon Jones, Samuel Goveia and Kenrick Lyte. The men made their escape from Mazaruni Prison located on the Essequibo River ...
