Following online news reports last Thursday of a stabbing at Her Majesty’s Prison, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton stated on Tuesday that police are investigating “the matter.” However, Ms. Drayton …
April 1, 2022
February 11, 2022
Prison superintendent continues to ignore questions about Covid outbreak while government and health officials decline to comment
In a Jan. 27 interview with the Beacon, Governor John Rankin confirmed that there was a Covid-19 outbreak at Her Majesty’s Prison, saying he was “very concerned” about the situation …
February 4, 2022
Prison mum on alleged Covid outbreak that lawyer claims has infected a third of inmates
While arguing for a client’s bail offer last week during a Magistrates’ Court arraignment, defence attorney Valerie Gordon said she “was reliably informed” that 36 inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison, …
November 5, 2021
Inmate nabbed after two days on the run
Her Majesty’s Prison inmate Germaine Sebastian escaped at around 11 a.m. Saturday when he was leaving the prison farm, but he was captured Monday night near Vanterpool Estate, Police Information …
October 8, 2021
Police and prison officers charged in connection to fatal prison stabbing
One police officer and two prison officers were arrested on Sept. 29 and charged with breach of trust in connection with the murder of inmate Nickail Chambers, who succumbed to …
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September 17, 2021
Five charged with murder in inmate’s death
Police yesterday morning arrested and charged five inmates in relation to the fatal May 30 stabbing of Nickail Chambers at Her Majesty’s Prison, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton said yesterday. …
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June 29, 2021
Nine arrests and no charges after fatal prison stabbing
Police arrested and interviewed nine inmates in connection to the May 30 altercation that led to the fatal stabbing of Nickail Chambers at Her Majesty’s Prison, but they had not …
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June 14, 2021
EDITORIAL: Prison probe should result in public report
The killing of an inmate and the injury of at least two others in a recent brawl at Her Majesty’s Prison should spark a thorough investigation resulting in a comprehensive …
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June 3, 2021
One dead, three hurt after fight at prison
A violent altercation Sunday evening at Her Majesty’s Prison left three inmates wounded and one dead, Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone said Sunday night. Three of the four …
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February 13, 2020
Man arrested on bail sent to prison for pot charge
A Purcell Estate man has spent more than two years in prison awaiting trial for a gun charge after his bail was revoked following his 2017 arrest for 17 grams …
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October 10, 2019
Inmate accused of assaulting two prison guards
An inmate at Her Majesty’s Prison will be tried in November and December for allegations that he assaulted two prison guards and damaged government property during two separate incidents that …
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August 20, 2019
Inmates remanded for up to 8 years
Some inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison have been remanded in custody for as long as eight years, Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone said in the House of Assembly …
February 8, 2019
Weapons, marijuana, iPhones found in prison
Over the course of just one day last month, more than 300 pieces of contraband and roughly $1,600 in cash and coins were found during a search of Her Majesty’s …
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September 13, 2018
Remaining prisoners return to HMP
Last Thursday, exactly one year after Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc on the Virgin Islands and heavily damaged Her Majesty’s Prison, the last 10 remaining inmates who had been temporarily transferred …
August 24, 2018
Post-Irma prison ‘break’ under review, as two inmates still missing
Since Hurricane Irma, government officials have given various explanations for how dozens of inmates were able to leave Her Majesty’s Prison and temporarily roam the community in the days after …
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June 12, 2018
Prison head David Foot steps down
On Tuesday, David Foot officially stepped down as the superintendent of prisons in the Virgin Islands. Mr. Foot told the Beacon that his already-extended contract has ended, and that he …