Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday said that plans are on stream to expand the Mazaruni Prison, in keeping with one of the recommendations coming out of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into last year’s Camp Street prison fire, which left 17 inmates dead.
He said that $276 million has already been allocated in the first phase of construction and more funds will be allocated in the 2018 budget.
“So, it is not as if we just sat back and did nothing. A lot was being done… a lot of money is needed to ensure prisoners are housed in safe and secure locations,” Ramjattan said during a press conference held at his office.
On Sunday night, he had said that about