Topic: Prison Papers
Exiled killers must remain in UK prison, court rules
A pair of gang killers exiled to maximum security prison in the UK have lost their legal fight to come home to serve out their sentences in Cayman.
Parliament sanctions secret trials bill
Legislation to allow closed-door trials – where the public, media and even the complainant in the case are excluded so government can show secret evidence – was waived through Parliament this week with little debate.
Convicted murderers renew fight to come home
Two convicted murderers who were transferred to the UK's most secure prison have renewed their fight to be returned to Cayman, on the grounds that their human rights have been and continue to be breached.
Controversial secret trials planned in Cayman
Closed-door trials - where the public, media and even the complainant in the case are excluded so government can show secret evidence - could soon be permissible in the Cayman Islands.
Privy Council rules against secret trial for exiled killers
Lawyers for a gang killer deemed too dangerous to be held in Cayman claimed a "victory for open justice" on Friday after the highest court in the Overseas Territories ruled that officials cannot rely on secret evidence to justify his transfer to a maximum security prison in the UK.
Secret trial for exiled killers considered by Privy Council
The legality of secret trials covering issues that impact national security was at issue as a five-year human rights case involving two prisoners exiled from the Cayman Islands came before the highest court in the land.
Privy Council judges to hear exiled prisoners case in Cayman
Five of the UK’s top judges will be in Cayman next month for an historic sitting of the islands' highest court to determine if secret closed-door trials can be held for matters impacting national security.
Editorial: Prison Papers expose issues of open justice
The Compass obtained access to hundreds of pages of documents in a long and complex trial that has taken place largely out of the public eye. It’s a case that raises important questions about how justice is administered in Cayman and exposes hitherto hidden holes in the veneer of safety enjoyed in our Islands.
Prison Papers: Five year struggle to resolve ‘untriable’ case
It is seven years since Jason Powery was killed, and almost five since the men convicted of his murder were transferred to UK prisons. The key milestones and significant arguments in the complex, ongoing proceedings are outlined in our timeline.
Prison Papers: Crucial evidence remains classified
The vast majority of the evidence supporting claims that two inmates were planning an armed jailbreak from Cayman’s prison was withheld from the men, their lawyers and the judges adjudicating their case.
Prison Papers: Near $1M tab to keep Cayman inmates in UK jails
The Cayman Islands government has paid almost CI$1 million over the past four-and-a-half years to fund the incarceration of three prisoners in maximum security facilities in the UK.
Prison Papers: Official – ‘Anyone’ could escape from Northward
A senior prison official has said in a sworn affidavit that ‘anyone with sufficient determination to escape’ from Cayman’s prison could do so.
Prison Papers: Exiled prisoners’ plea – ‘let us come home’
Two convicted killers deemed too dangerous to be held in Cayman have made a series of emotional pleas to be allowed to return home and serve out their sentences close to their families.
The Prison Papers: Opening the case file on the brothers deemed too dangerous for...
The Compass obtained a judgment from the Court of Appeal granting access to court files on the exile of two convicted murderers transferred from Cayman to the UK.
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.
