-says ‘cancer’ of overcrowding must be tackled
-cites testimony of ‘indescribably harsh’ prison conditions
The Prison Commission of Inquiry (CoI) has concluded that the prisoners were mostly to blame for the deaths of 17 inmates at the Camp Street prison on March 3 and it has urged the formation of a committee to focus on reducing the overcrowding in the prison system where at least 60% of the population are on remand.
The commission’s final report which was handed over to President David Granger last month but is still to be released publicly, made a slew of recommendations to reform the conditions and operation of the prison system not only for the benefit of the prisoners but also the prison staff. The CoI probed the March 3rd, 2016 Camp Street Prison unrest, which claimed the lives of 17 inmates.