More funding needed for rehab programmes at HMP
Sixth District Representative, Alvera Maduro-Caines has bemoaned the 2023 funding allocated for His Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut, stating that more should have been given for critical programmes at the facility.
“I noticed that the budget for the prison was cut, this should not have happened. There are a lot of rehabilitation programmes that need to be had in the prison and I have the opinion that the figure that was there last year should have remained if it could not be increased,” Maduro-Caines expressed during her contribution to the 2023 budget debate.
Maduro-Caines called for the government to address the shortfall in funding allocated to the correctional facility.
Following the debate, the 2023 budget passed in the House of Assembly to the tune of $412,971,110. This will comprise $340,872,400 for recurrent expenditure; $49,428,600 for capital expenditure; $7,148,810 in contribution to various statutory funds; and $15,521,300 towards repayment of the principal on government’s debt.
It is not clear whether Maduro-Caines’ plight was enough to have the budget for the prison enhanced.
Earlier this year, a troubling review of security arrangements at the prison led to a suite of new features and upgrades being implemented at the institution.
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if these cold blooded killers and crackheads can be in a so called jail , and put on their gold chains ansharp clothing and show off the luxury up at balo , WHY ? ? ? ? ( roads / schools offices , home for the elderly etc, would be more constructive
Some of the money seized should be donated to the prison
This is where the lack of adequately prepared representation for the Territory shows…ANYTHING, whether department or organization that bares the name “Her Majesty”, should be fully funded by UK. The prison, the ports, customs…etc. As in the USVI, 100’s of millions pour in every year to fund these services bearing the US’s name. Instead of these idiots are here fighting for Independence, they need to be fighting for funding?!! Else, these departments /organizations be renamed. Start there…with the money$$ owed 1st. WTF is wrong with our ppl??
Frakly, any building and or institution with the initials HMP, HMCS, RVIPF, RMPBF, ETC on it SHOULD BE FUNDED ENTIRELY BY THE UK.
IT IS ONLY FAIR AND DEMOCRATIC. Her majesty has never in her centuries of involvement in Black peoples lives never built them a school a trade institution or a hospital. Thatspeak volumes of their humanity and how theyview our humanity, which we know is less than human.
All they ever build is prison, prison, prisonn, from before colonial uncivilized days until now.
The Governor and the government does not care about the prison, inmates,management or infracture of that Institution. That’s the cold truth.
99% of those human scabs would benefit from a stint in a prison of they and their parents origin.
The real injustice is the ingratitude to these Islands by these rodents.