THE FREEPORT NEWS




By JUAN MCCARTNEY, Guardian Senior Reporter, juan@nasguard.com


Inmates at Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) and human rights activists have long complained about the unsanitary use of slop buckets in prisoners' cells, but according to Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, those buckets will soon be a thing of the past.

"For 50-plus years, prisoners at Her Majesty's Prison have had to use slop buckets to dispose of their waste," Ingraham said during the 2008/09 budget debate in the House of Assembly yesterday.

"We have now agreed that they will be eliminated at Her Majesty's Prison."

Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest explained yesterday that the installation of toilets at the Maximum Security wing of HMP alone will cost the government $250,000, but won't require massive renovations.

"We are introducing a concept of waterless toilets which we will bring in to the Maximum Security prison, which will eradicate the slop buckets. It's a technology that doesn't require that you put in all (of) the regular piping for plumbing and so on," Turnquest said.

"The Maximum Security prison is an old building and we're unable to really cut through walls for all the plumbing. It's really cost prohibitive. We're going to spend around $250,000 to put in these toilets in Maximum Security."

Allegations of unsanitary and inhumane conditions at HMP prompted one prisoner to speak out in May about the use of the slop buckets at the correctional facility.

The prisoner, who did not want to be named for fear of victimization, sent a letter to The Guardian in which he claimed that the slop buckets were only dumped once per day, instead of twice as was customary.

He added that prison officers had stopped adding bleach to the water after the feces was dumped, which created a terrible stench in the cells.

At the time, Turnquest told The Guardian that he had not heard such complaints.

"We have a good crew at the prison, they are doing a good job and we've never heard those kinds of complaints," Turnquest said.

Regarding the claim that the feces buckets are not being dumped on a regular basis, Turnquest said he does not believe that to be true.

Finally, I think it is LONGGGGG overdue!!!!!

That is good news for those in the prison (Although they shouldn't have done anything to get thrown in there in the first place).

Can you imagine a group of guys in a small, poorly ventilated cell pissing and crapping in a bucket?

Ugh.

so we moving away from the 3rd world finally .. or is this just more talk and no action like everything else?

so we moving away from the 3rd world finally .. or is this just more talk and no action like everything else?

I hope its the first one Spam. Despite the stupid decisions they made, they still have to be treated Humanely. Truin, a former co-worker of mine tolds us when he used to spray out the cells to kill a certain "BUG" (cant remember the name), which causes serious skin irration in the cells, he told us all of the horror stories of Fox Hell P.
My boy show me how they use the big garbage tins to make/mix kool aid or what ever drink they serve (I still hope his statement is still untrue) and how they used to poorly clean the slop buckets every other day in max, dont want to get into details about the prison rapes but the bottom line is, based on what he stated, that facility on the hold needs to be destroyed and rebuilt/relocated/more staff asap.

I hope its the first one Spam. Despite the stupid decisions they made, they still have to be treated Humanely. Truin, a former co-worker of mine tolds us when he used to spray out the cells to kill a certain "BUG" (cant remember the name), which causes serious skin irration in the cells, he told us all of the horror stories of Fox Hell P.
My boy show me how they use the big garbage tins to make/mix kool aid or what ever drink they serve (I still hope his statement is still untrue) and how they used to poorly clean the slop buckets every other day in max, dont want to get into details about the prison rapes but the bottom line is, based on what he stated, that facility on the hold needs to be destroyed and rebuilt/relocated/more staff asap.

yes SpamStopper has heard some stories too.
SpamStopper has been in Central before and seen that first hand so can only imagine what Fox Hell is like.

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By JUAN MCCARTNEY, Guardian Senior Reporter, juan@nasguard.com

The prisoner, who did not want to be named for fear of victimization, sent a letter to The Guardian in which he claimed that the slop buckets were only dumped once per day, instead of twice as was customary. QUOTE]

jus curious.........how can u b victimized in jail?

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jus curious.........how can u b victimized in jail?

Mistreated by the guards perhaps?

Mistreated by the guards perhaps?

doesnt dat seem 2 b automatic once u enter jail?

doesnt dat seem 2 b automatic once u enter jail?
BOL!!!!

The guards should mantain order and discipline and model lawful behavior not beat up on the inmates.


Besides why dey we ein buildin a new jail no how? HMP@FH is a colonial era prison.

"Hole, here is the money of the Bahamian taxpayer. They could sue it to buy gas or milk, but what the hay!"

BOL!!!!
The guards should mantain order and discipline and model lawful behavior not beat up on the inmates.
Besides why dey we ein buildin a new jail no how? HMP@FH is a colonial era prison.
"Hole, here is the money of the Bahamian taxpayer. They could sue it to buy gas or milk, but what the hay!"

if dats what dey call boongyin' now adays :hammer:

[QUOTE=GenX;279222]THE FREEPORT NEWS
By JUAN MCCARTNEY, Guardian Senior Reporter, juan@nasguard.com
The prisoner, who did not want to be named for fear of victimization, sent a letter to The Guardian in which he claimed that the slop buckets were only dumped once per day, instead of twice as was customary. QUOTE]
jus curious.........how can u b victimized in jail?


Question, do they read each incoming and outgoing mail from Fox Hell?

if dats what dey call boongyin' now adays :hammer:


Da guards dem does boungey da prisoners????

Da guards dem does boungey da prisoners????

you ever did see any video to say otherwise? Why they is hiding the prison from the eyes of public? American prisons is be on TV all da time, undercover story dis and undercover story dat .. here .. any of us ever see the inside of fox hell yet?? Its the only dam prison we gat here .. not even 1 video coming out of it. Obviously something going on there that they are not proud of. If they want to prove otherwise, they need to expose the prison to everyone. Nah .. ha ha ha :hammer:

you ever did see any video to say otherwise? Why they is hiding the prison from the eyes of public? American prisons is be on TV all da time, undercover story dis and undercover story dat .. here .. any of us ever see the inside of fox hell yet?? Its the only dam prison we gat here .. not even 1 video coming out of it.


BOL at video outta HMP!


Spam... I tink sometimes you does forget dat fa all we love of high-tech BI and fa all you love fightin' malware, da good majority of da Bahmas is technologically behind da 8 Ball.

ZNS has has its website down fa nigh unto 2 years. The website of the MOE and MOFE are a joke and the Official Government website is just barely above embarassment.

Heck, a goodly portion of da gubment workers in dem office carn even turn on a "kumpter". Those that can cannot use the various programs that would improve there work.


If ZNS carn run a website you expect "in-wes-tea-gate-ive reportin" form dat crew?????