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Westgate inmates should not be denied the opportunity to donate blood, according to prison group head Kenneth Burgess. “We are constantly pushing to get the antiquated laws changed that prohibit us from donating blood,” the Lifeline member told The R...

Bicycles created by Westgate inmates serving life sentences have been gifted to five of the Island’s students in recognition of their hard work in school. “When I heard about this, I cleared my calendar — Corrections needs all the support we can give...

Inmates and victims of crime were congratulated yesterday for completing the Sycamore Tree Programme. The initiative, launched in Bermuda last September, brings inmates face to face with the victims of crime to both help the victims deal with their o...

Dear Sir, It might be sobering to take note of how much care we take care of the people who oppose our country’s rules and regulations and find themselves incarcerated, in comparison with our elderly, whom we sometimes take for granted and neglect. ...

It’s 3pm and inmates are beginning to trickle back into the Prison Farm after a day out on work release programmes. The facility’s headcount is 49 today — just over half its capacity — and 19 inmates have been out in the community. As the prisoners ...

Pride and emotions ran high behind the walls at Westgate yesterday as four inmates were rewarded for months of hard work by being presented with their GED certificates. For Sanchea Douglas, and his father, Shane Todd, the achievement was overwhelming...

A 35-year-old Bermudian serving time in Westgate has been medevaced to Lahey Clinic near Boston after suffering a stroke in his cell. Lorenzo Lottimore was found early in the morning on January 31 after banging on his cell door to alert other inma...

The pioneering restorative justice programme is already beginning to reap rewards in Bermuda’s prisons, according to psychologist Davina Aidoo. The Sycamore Tree initiative, in which inmates come face to face with a victim of crime, was piloted at We...

The Prison Farm is looking to embark on a raft of new initiatives this year to allow prisoners to give something back to the community. The correctional facility on Ferry Road in St George’s is home to 54 prisoners — more than half of its capacity. C...

The population of Bermuda’s correctional facilities has dropped to a new low after five years of declining prison numbers according to Commissioner of Corrections, Colonel Edward Lamb. He told The Royal Gazette that the latest figures were a testamen...

A chance discovery during a sports event at the old Casemates prison has brought to light what could be an intriguing fragment of history. “I thought it was a plastic toy at first,” said history buff Karl Outerbridge of a carved wooden lion that he s...

Prison staff were quick to get into the festive spirit by donating Christmas hampers to two residential care homes. Corrections employees handed out the baskets of goodies to the Lorraine Rest Home in Warwick and Bendicion in Sandys as part of their ...