Prisoner tells CoI of ‘terrible’ conditions, ‘unprofessional’ behaviour of wardens

Inmate Roy Jacobs, appeared before the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Camp Street prison unrest once again yesterday, where he spoke on the “terrible” conditions of the prison.

Jacobs, who is located in the Woods Division, spoke of the ill-treatment of prisoners by officers, and when a question was raised by Commissioner Dale Erskine about whether the prisoners are compliant, he offered that inmates reciprocate the treatment they receive.

He attributed this –what he referred to as “unprofessional behaviour” —to