Topic: Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service
Inmate sexually assaulted at prison
Police are investigating what they described as a "serious sexual assault" of an inmate at Northward Prison allegedly committed by a fellow prisoner on Monday afternoon.
Chickenpox cases detected at prison
His Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Services has confirmed two cases of chickenpox within its prison population.
Bids sought for design of new prison complex for male and female inmates
The Cayman Islands Prison Service is moving ahead with plans for a new facility and has opened a tender for bids for a consultancy team to design the new prison estate set to be located on the existing site adjacent to Northward prison.
From prison to the classroom
Thirty-seven inmates and nine prison officers are celebrating their graduation from an educational programme run by Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service and the...
Prison officer to be sentenced for smuggling ganja into jail
Prison officer Rudolph Rambaran will have to wait until 7 March to learn his fate, after pleading guilty to smuggling packages of ganja into Northward Prison.
COVID cases on the rise behind bars
31 inmates and 16 prison staff have tested positive for COVID-19, according to prison officials who say the increase in numbers was inevitable, considering the ongoing surge of community spread of the coronavirus.
Prisons watchdog highlights concerns
A report into Cayman's prisons has found that, despite some recent improvements, the state of jail cells at Northward, a lack of dedicated facilities for vulnerable prisoners, and the housing of young offenders within the adult population, continue to be serious concerns.
Prison service signs MOU with UWI Open Campus
Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service and the University of the West Indies Open Campus have inked a deal that will give inmates access to a wide slate of UWI’s courses.
No charges yet in prison ganja-smuggling case
Police are yet to lay charges against a prison officer who was arrested last month allegedly attempting to smuggle ganja into Northward Prison.
Prison officer arrested with ganja at Northward
A prison officer was arrested at Northward Prison Wednesday morning after attempting to "introduce the drugs into the prison", a police statement said.
Cayman prisons implement COVID-19 protocols
Measures to reduce COVID-19 risk at Cayman’s prisons, including isolation of new admissions and monitoring of staff temperatures, are being implemented by Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service, according to an email from the service.
Gov’t opens tender for prisons business case
Government has opened an Request for Proposals for entities to submit proposals to develop an Outline Business Case for its multi-million-dollar upgrades for local prisons.
Prison Service moves to upgrade CCTV system
The Prison Service is seeking bidders to supply, install and maintain a digital CCTV system in Cayman’s prisons.
22 new recruits join the prison service
Curious tourists took photos and videos from their balconies at the Westin Grand Cayman resort as a cohort of 22 prison officer recruits stood at attention below.
Inmates graduate from prison work program
Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service graduated the first class from its release on temporary license rehabilitation program, which allows for inmates to be temporarily released for job-skills training, paid or unpaid work, and other approved activities.
Bermudan prison officers train in Cayman Islands
Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service has helped train two prison officers from Bermuda’s Department of Corrections in the use of force.
Nine new recruits for prison service
Nine recruits started an intensive eight-week training course Monday as they prepare to join Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service. The seven men and two women in the new recruitment class were among 200 applicants who signed up at the Joint Law Enforcement Job Fair last September.
Services recruitment drive draws hundreds
More than 250 applications were submitted at a recruitment drive on Wednesday by those seeking to join the emergency and prison services.
