Tag: Guyana Prison Service
Min Benn calls for more focus on inmates’ rehabilitation
Isaiah Braithwaite- January 27, 2022─ as two-day Prison Officers’ Conference opens Senior Prison Officers are being urged to place more effort on the rehabilitation ... Read More
Guyana Prison Service gets about $11 M in tools for skills training
Shaquille Bourne- October 8, 2021Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has presented about $11 million worth of vocational tools to the Guyana Prison Service ... Read More
$22.2B for public safety and security
Isaiah Braithwaite- February 13, 2021-$15.3 billion for GPF -three new blocks for Lusignan Prison -Central Fire Station to be relocated Some $22.2 billion has ... Read More
Over 100 youth graduate from CSSP job readiness training
Staff Reporter- February 10, 2021Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Robeson Benn, today presented Certificates to over 100 Young Guyanese, who have completed Job Readiness ... Read More
New batch of prison officers being trained
Gavin Lewis- December 3, 2020-to reduce corruption in prisons A new cohort of prison officers is currently being trained and initiated into the Guyana ... Read More
Press Release – Three escape from Lusignan Prison Holding Bay
Staff Reporter- November 21, 2020Officer in Charge of the Lusignan Prison (Holding Bay), Superintendent, Alstan Scott reported, that at about 05:20 hours, during a ... Read More
Early release for 65 non-violent offenders
Gavin Lewis- November 18, 2020The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) has released 65 non-violent offenders in keeping with efforts to reduce overcrowding in all prisons. ... Read More
Web design training on the cards for 30 inmates
Isaiah Braithwaite- October 6, 2020Inmates of the Guyana Prison Service will soon be provided with training in web design through a collaboration between the ... Read More