No one should be ‘lost’ in prison system – Montague
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of National Security Robert Montague says he has instructed the Department of Correctional Services to conduct an audit of inmates.
This, he said, is to ensure that no one is lost in the system.
“I do not want to hear a fellow Jamaican is lost in the system,” Montague said while speaking to editors and reporters at the Jamaica Observer Monday Exchange today.
“Every human body must be attached to a file…” Montague said.
The minister pointed out that there might be instances when people have completed their prison time but remain in prison voluntarily because the conditions there are better than their own living arrangements.
He said if this is the case, it should be known to the authorities as all prisoners should be accounted for.
He said the Department of Correctional Services is carrying out a “nose count” and that the audit should be completed soon.
