Lusignan prisoners turn over weapons, apologise after unrest
Inmates at the Lusignan Prison turned over 33 improvised weapons yesterday morning to prison authorities, who say that they also apologised to the prison staff for the unrest at the facility on Friday night.
Eighteen inmates were injured on Friday after a reported attempt to kill a fellow prisoner over suspicions of him being an informant for prison authorities.
Acting Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels, in a statement, said that the apology was given when the prison staff reported for duty yesterday morning at the new holding area of the prison. He said they were greeted by prisoners from the three holding areas, who offered apologies for their actions on Friday evening.
The prisoners, he said, also thanked the officers for not directing shots at them even though they misbehaved.
The National Toshaos Council is to begin its conference today and high on the agenda will likely be ongoing concerns about the lands commission of inquiry (CoI) which the government has convened.
Coincidentally, the lands CoI which is expected to address claims of the descendants of freed Africans, Amerindian land titling and related claims is also set to begin its work today.