Tag: Guyana Prison Service

Prison service agri-initiative contributing to Guyana’s food security efforts

Prison service agri-initiative contributing to Guyana’s food security efforts

- May 17, 2023

The Guyana Prison Service Agricultural Programme is currently making massive strides and is a strategic goal to maximise the production ... Read More

Prison Officers complete ‘Mock Prison Riot’ training

Prison Officers complete ‘Mock Prison Riot’ training

- May 12, 2023

Five Guyana Prison Service (GPS) officers who have completed a one-week ‘Mock Prison Riot’ training in the United States are ... Read More

Prison Service must focus on reintegration of inmates, respecting human rights – Home affairs minister

Prison Service must focus on reintegration of inmates, respecting human rights – Home affairs minister

- March 16, 2023

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has charged the Guyana Prison Service has been charged to aim for continuous improvement ... Read More

Recidivism rates reduced by 3 per cent in 2022 – Prisons director

Recidivism rates reduced by 3 per cent in 2022 – Prisons director

- March 9, 2023

The rate at which convicted criminals recommitted an offence – recidivism − in Guyana dropped from 13 per cent in ... Read More

$30M equipment handed over to Prison Service to boost rehabilitative agenda

$30M equipment handed over to Prison Service to boost rehabilitative agenda

- March 6, 2023

As part of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded Support for the Criminal Justice System Programme (SCJS), Information Communications Technology ... Read More

$58.6B to improve the security sector

$58.6B to improve the security sector

- January 17, 2023

In its effort to ensure a safe and secure environment for citizens and investors, the government on Monday announced a ... Read More

Min Benn calls for more focus on inmates’ rehabilitation

Min Benn calls for more focus on inmates’ rehabilitation

- 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

Guyana Prison Service gets about $11 M in tools for skills training

- October 8, 2021

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has presented about $11 million worth of vocational tools to the Guyana Prison Service ... Read More