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Three sites to replace ‘unfit’ prison go before ExCo
HMP Jamestown dates back to the 1820s and cannot be brought up to modern standards. Picture: John Grimshaw Three sites near Longwood are being considered for a new prison for St Helena, to replace the...
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Ex-Broadmoor psychiatrist visits St Helena inmates
Serious offenders have been visited in St Helena’s prison by a specialist psychiatrist. Dr Tim McInerny – who also works on the Falklands – has been brought in to help prisoners avoid re-offending when...
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Jamestown prison story goes global
Last week’s story about conditions in St Helena’s “unfit” gaol have been shared around the world on a prison news website. The Prison Enquirer has re-run the story of councillors’ refusal to consider a...
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Inmates swelter as councillors duck vote on prison move
Efforts to end “human rights violations” in St Helena’s overcrowded prison have been frustrated by executive councillors’ refusal to consider plans for a new gaol at Half Tree Hollow. It is thought the...
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We have more time for inmates, says new prison boss
St Helena’s tiny prison presents benefits as well as problems, according to new manager Martin David. HMP Jamestown has been criticised for its inadequate facilities in a succession of inspection...
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Police chief expresses sadness for convicted prison boss
The conviction of St Helena’s last prison manager for theft has been described as a “sad situation” following positive work on the island. St Helena Police helped recover stolen property left on the...
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Jamestown prison boss gets jail term for theft
Mick Morris, who ran Jamestown Prison until earlier this year, has been given a jail term himself – for stealing from another prison. A court in the UK heard he took computers and a camera from Leyhill...
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Chokers in chokey: prisoners get right to smoke inside (comment added)
Inmates of Jamestown prison have been exempted from St Helena’s new ban on smoking in public buildings, which came into force on 1 September 2012. Under the law, anyone caught smoking in a public...
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Prison plans in hand as Castle sets out vital projects
Basic designs are being drawn up for moving St Helena’s “unfit” prison out of Jamestown. Planning advice is being sought, according to a spokesman for St Helena Government (SHG). First, a new unit for...
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Soft sell: inside info that prison job advert doesn’t mention
The advertisement for the job of running St Helena’s prison makes it sound almost attractive. The “chance of a lifetime” job is described as “a challenging role in an outstanding setting” – apparently...
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‘Unfit’ prison to close by 2015 amid human rights failings
Funding has been earmarked to close down St Helena’s “unfit” prison after years of warnings about its condition. But it could be three years before inmates can be moved to a new prison at Sundale, in...
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