A team of female inmates recently won $500 by edging out their male counterparts in the first-ever debate held at His Majesty’s Prison, according to government. During the contest, which …
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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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 …
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 …
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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