Topic: Her Majesty’s Prison Northward
Prison officer denies supplying inmate with ganja
Senior prison officer Derron Winston Watson who is accused of smuggling ganja into the HMP Northward, has denied allegations of supplying a prisoner with the drug.
The Prison Papers: Low-level killers or a national security threat?
A five-year case has sought to determine if the governor of the Cayman Islands, acting on advice from police, prison and national security officials, was right to transfer two convicted killers to serve their sentences in high-security facilities in the UK, thousands of miles from their homes and families.
Further arrests made in prison drug case, DPP to decide on charges
Two more suspects were detained in the investigation involving a prison officer arrested back in June following allegations of drug smuggling at Northward, police have confirmed.
Prison officer held with ganja at Northward
A 40-year-old prison officer was arrested at Northward Prison on Thursday morning, after packages of ganja were found on him, police have said.
More inmates released but prison crowding persists
Four foreign nationals were released from Northward prison by Governor Martyn Roper and deported on Friday, in an effort to reduce crowding at the men’s prison and alleviate COVID-19 risk.
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.
Prisoners released early during health crisis
A number of inmates nearing the end of their sentences have been released early from prison amid the COVID-19 crisis, Police Commissioner Derek Byrne confirmed Saturday.
Inmates get career advice
Members of government agencies and local businesses went to prison last week, not for any infractions, but to talk to inmates at Northward about re-entering the workforce.
More vocational training for prison inmates
Cayman’s prison service is expanding vocational training for inmates to help rehabilitate the prisoners.
Small fire lit, extinguished at Northward
A small fire was lit Thursday evening in a cell by an inmate at the men’s prison, HMP Northward, according to a government press release. Emergency services were called and the Cayman Islands Fire Service attended the scene to confirm the fire was extinguished.
Packed prisons seek full-time manager
Three packed public jail facilities and a newly announced migrant-detention center/remand lock-up will await Cayman’s new full-time director of prisons. Job listings for the prisons boss position went out this week, offering between $100,000 and $122,124 per year for someone with a four-year degree in criminology or related fields.
EDITORIAL – What to do? The prison is full, the coffers are empty
Over the months and years, various observations have matured from the status of “news” to become merely statements of fact about the Cayman Islands: The sun is warm. The sea is turquoise. Her Majesty’s Prison at Northward is full.
Prisoners head to immigration detention as packed jails hit limit
An unspecified number of men being held at Her Majesty’s Prison, Northward will be transferred to the Immigration Detention Centre, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced Tuesday.
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Today's editorial cartoon
EDITORIAL – Gambling with a ‘full house’ at Northward
The current prison may not be “cruel and unusual” by any measure, but it is unquestionably outdated and undersized for our country’s current and future needs.
Prisons director to review release scheme
Interim Prisons Director Steven Barrett said he will review Cayman’s temporary release program for lower-risk inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison, Northward, but that he was “not aware of any significant failure” in that system since his arrival in February.
Prison needs new telecom system after lightning strike
Damage to the telephone and internet lines from a lightning strike at Her Majesty’s Prison Northward early Wednesday is worse than officials first thought.
