Cutting of budget for prison ‘should not happen’- Hon Maduro-Caines
“Mr Speaker, I notice the budget for the prison was cut. This should not happen,” Hon Maduro-Caines said at the Continuation of the Ninth Sitting of the Fourth Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) to debate the 2023 Budget on December 20, 2022.
The budget given in the 2023 draft estimates for the prison was $4,139,900, compared to $4,382,700 for 2022.
‘Lots of rehabilitation programmes needed’- Hon Maduro-Caines
“There are a lot of rehabilitation programmes that need to happen in the prison, and I am of the opinion the figure that was there last year should have remained if it could not be increased, but to cut the budget of the prison, I think we need to go back to that and fix that.”
Hon Maduro-Caines reiterated that “more money is indeed needed so that we could do those programmes at the prisons.”
The 2023 Budget of the Virgin Islands (VI) was passed to the tune of $412,971,110 on December 21, 2022.
30 Responses to “Cutting of budget for prison ‘should not happen’- Hon Maduro-Caines”
Majority of those prisoners are up there boldly living better than us taxpayers.
They constantly remind us via social media how privileged they are in HMP. A budget cut will send the right message, not saying they should suffer but they are too comfortable if you ask me. They need to become workers, contribute to the well needed attention to the BVI's appearance instead of on the media drinking and smoking in designer daily.
Bring forward the right suggestions, Mrs.Caines! We are definitely rooting for you.
difficult as possible for the person who is incarcerated so that they will not have the desire to return to prison. Our prisons are basically run by the inmates. The Officers are living in constant fear of being hurt by the inmates and retaliation from outside if they respond to any violent threat against their person. I hope the Hon. Minister is not only concern about a Budget cut that will impact not only the inmates but the entire prison which of course includes the welfare of the Officers.
IF ALL THAT YOU BOTH SAID ~ THEN WE $$%& BUT WE SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED , ( GUNDERLEROES , MURDER AND COCAINE SEEMS TO BECOMING A PART OF OUR CULTURE NOW ) I PERSONALLY WISH THEY WOULD TAKE OUT EACHOTHER , AND LET THE COUNTRY RETURN TO ITS ONCE PEACEFUL SELF , WHERE HUMAN BEINGS CAN LIVE IN PEACE AND HARMONY WITH EACHOTHER REGARDLESS OF COLOR OR WHERE YOU COME FROM .