9 more prisoners return to VI from St. Lucia lockups
The prisoners, who arrived in the VI prison around 11:45 AM on Thursday, were among a number of inmates transferred to the St Lucian Correctional Facility in 2017 after HMP was severely damaged by the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
The government of St. Lucia had agreed to take some 21 of the most high risk inmates.
The prisoners returned to the VI are Aaron George, Kareem Durante, Orlando Bonnick, Yan Edwards, Devin Maduro, Matthew D. Hazel, Jessroy McKelly, Sherman-Abdul Williams and Dennis D. Campbell.
Big money to house inmates
It is unclear when the remaining VI prisoners being detained in St Lucia will be returned to the Territory.
Co-leader of Government, the Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (AL) told the House of Assembly that it cost tax payers some $78,000 for six months to house the prisoners, a breakdown of $13,000 per month paid to the St. Lucian Government.
The Virgin Islands prisoners had previously complained to our newsroom about the poor living conditions, lack of clean drinking water and inhumane punishments they endured at the facility in St. Lucia.
Hon. Walwyn also made a visit to the penitentiary last year and, and later hired the former head of the Bordelais Correctional Facility Verne Garde to run HMP—when there were locals qualified for the job.
It was a story first and accurately broken by our news room.
When Mr. Walwyn hired David E. Foot, Garde’s predecessor, he claimed that there would have been succession planning, but there was none.
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