Comments on: Prisoner found dead in Brickdam lock-ups

By: Al Tijani

Al Tijani — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:45:09 +0000

I would like to take this opportunity in thanking all those that have expressed sympathy in the tragic lost of our beloved James “Jimmy” Nelson.
Let us all collectively seek “JUSTICE FOR JIMMY” and the oppressed poor in our beloved Guyana. God Bless You All!

By: eloise

eloise — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:02:54 +0000

SANDHURST FIRST GO ON DO SOMETHING,
BUT DO IT IN THE RIGHT WAY, NOT A EYE FOR AN EYE WAY
LET IT PROPERLY BE INVESTIGATED, WE ALL HAVE TO HELP
OUR GUYANA, YOU KNOW I TRAVEL A LOT AND I SEE A LOT
WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD AND
IN SOME CRAZEY WAY SOME ONE IS TRYING TO DISTROY IT
DO YOU THINK THE WEST IS BETTER OR THEY HAVE IT BETTER
NO, THEY WORK HARD TO DIVELOP THEIR COUNTRY , NOT TO
DISTROY IT BY KILLING PEOPLE, GUYANIES ALL GUYANIES SHOULD
COME TOGETHER AND BILLED OP GUYANA, YOU WHY BECAUSE
IT IS A GOD SEND LAND, WE HAVE THING,S A LOT IN GUYANA
WHAT OTHER COUNTRY DON,T HAVE. BUT GUYANIES DON,T
REALLY DON,T KNOW HOW, GUYANIES LEARN ALOT THEY ARE NOT
STUPID PEOPLE AND WE GUYANIES ARE PROUD VERY PROUD
AND IT GIVE ME PAIN TO READ WHAT IS GOING ON,
I CRY SOME TIME A LOT.
WHY THIS KILLING, WHY THE POLICE STATION,S AND THE JAIL
DON,T HAVE PROPER TOILETS
GUYANA HAVE A LOT OF GOLD AND DIMONDS ALL BOXSITE
WE PLANT SUGAR AND RICE AND A LOT MORE WE HAVE A
THE PEOPLE HAVE TO DO MORE , THEY HAVE TO STOP KILLING
BECAUSE THERE WILL BE NO ONE LEFT IN GUYANA,
BECAREFUL SANDHURST FIRST,

By: BIG D,

BIG D, — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:16:41 +0000

Titan,If you read my blog properly you will see that this was from information received,and some of what I wrote are in the Newspaper Archives and High Court Records of Guyana.Some of these torturers are still around.I never witnessed anything.This is information receivedmwhich other members of the Public are aware of.Your statement of a self confession Indicates that I had an involvement in these matters,surely if this was so then I would be a dam fool to write about these happenings.If you check with Amnesty International,and Chronicle reporters of the 60’s and 70′’s they will fill you in with more than what I wrote.There are Senior Attorneys who are still around who can also tell you more
If you are not satisfied with what I have stated,then it would be up to you to seek me out.I am presently involved in gathering information from victims of Crime,and Police brutalityAS you are aware the Public is still waiting on the torture report by the G.D.F.I was not there,but I have certain information about the happenings.You and I do not have to be present,or involved to get valid informationVictims contact their lawyers like Mr Arokium,and we take appropriate action..

By: Get Real

Get Real — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:23:53 +0000

May his soul rest i n peace. Why are the police men and women so heartlless ?
He is a human being and should be treated with respect and love., remember that he is suffering from a mental disorder and he needs medicalattention so that does not give you the privilege to take advantage of him at no time a tall.
I honestly believe that he died by the hands of the police and not the prisoners.
You guys need to look for the season criminals and kill them not people who are mentally challenged or commited a stupid little crime.
Mr. Jagdeo do your job in Guyana and make sure that the lock-ups are properly kept to accommodate the prisoners, they are human-beings and should be treated in a respectful manner, they are innocent until proven guilty. They have their rights regardless of how we the public feels.

By: oliver williams

oliver williams — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:46:55 +0000

I have known Jimmy for a number of years; and have witnessed first hand the extremes of his circumstances.

He certainly did not deserve to die under such tragic conditions My sympathy is extended to his family and acquaintances such as Pastor Eon and members of the Church street community.

Do not rest until all of your questions are fully answered.

By: lil bow wow

lil bow wow — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:49:55 +0000

A poor sick man was locked up and killed,for noting.The magistrate and the rest of big boys and girls never even see the station gate much more lock ups. This is what is going to happen to the average guyanese.

By: TITAN

TITAN — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:38:39 +0000

BIG D – You appear to have intimate knowledge of the workings of the Brickdam lockups. Is this a sefl-confesson on your part for torturing those prisoners?

By: gt_ninja

gt_ninja — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:11:20 +0000

Sandhurst, good write-up. Wow! Sounds to me like, major human rights violations, in these places. Where are all the international agencies that police these types of travesties??? The article states that Nelson “had a gaping wound to the back of the head.” Which suggests to me, he did not die of his own doing.

By: BIG D,

BIG D, — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:22:36 +0000

Judging from information received,persons detained there were buggered by other inmates.Historically,Brickdam Lockups was even used as a torture Chamber.There was a method used,where prisoners heads were forced down the toilet bowl with filth and,the flush was activated.Some were hozed down with cold water.Suspects were softened up in an area,then taken to the C.I.D.where they signed confession statements.In the 60’s a suspect was tortured.His testicles swelled up like a football.BRICKDAM TORTURE CHAMBER.Those who committed that crime appeared in the High Court.Sadly they were all acquitted.They were Senior ranks of THE G.P.F.Its there in the Court
Records,And the Newspaper ArchivesThe man was only a suspect,not charged with any crime or offence..

By: kay

kay — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:51:37 +0000

To the relatives of the deceased, my condolences.

Sandhurst, I like reading your blogs because you can relate. However, please be careful in your fight for the people. Remember those before you who tried and were imprisoned for years. Oliver got lucky for now. We are thousands of miles away and can say anything/advise, but “who feels it, knows it” Good Luck and may God bless you!

By: kirt

kirt — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:47:53 +0000

these prisoners are armed in the brickdam lockups.how these weapons are allow ??????,no one knows.

By: Guyana Tabloid

Guyana Tabloid — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:11:32 +0000

Sure right. One does not have to go out and make trouble to end up in the lock-ups of Guyana. What about if some crazy person attack you and you are left with no option but to defend yourself, and the person attacking you gets hurt. These things are so easy to happen in Guyana, where every man behaves like a bad dude.
Red Lion

By: Desi

Desi — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:58:19 +0000

Let this be another warning to all you planning to return to live in Guyana. Should you, or any family member or relative, come onto the radar of any of these criminal cops or their friends, WOE unto you. You will be in the lockups faster than you can get to your phone to alert any ‘big-ones’ you might know to intervene for you. Even if you are ‘pulled in’ for only a few minutes, for whatever trumped-up reason, death could be right there, waiting patiently for you, right in the Brickdam lock-ups. So take note.

By: Ankoko

Ankoko — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:23:57 +0000

Stand up and do what?? Haven’t you been keeping up wit the happenings here either recently or for any period you may want to choose?
Don’t you realise that it is standard operating procedure to harass and PERSECUTE anyone who speaks out too loudly about anything??
Don’t believe – Ask Sandhurst for starters!

By: Forbes Moore

Forbes Moore — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:17:32 +0000

Richard. I rest my case. Well said. Until the Guyanese people realise that the Gov’t. is short changing them, the nonsense will continue.

By: John Smith

John Smith — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:54:44 +0000

Quote: “Know they are dead we should pay.” Joe Joe, I guess meant, NOW they are dead……. The man was not a criminal, he was arrested for disorderly behaviour, not a violent crime. He was not tried and convicted by a magistrate. Your ambiguous statememt castigates the innocent. By the way you don’t pay for anything here, you live is the great USA, I pay, I live in Guyana.

By: SurMot

SurMot — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:50:44 +0000

Investigated where and how ? My friend

Can the devil case be investigated or be tried in hell, when the devil himself is the judge, lawyer and police.

Who will investigate the “hell wrong doings” in Guyana today?

By: Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:44:08 +0000

Fellow bloggers you are wasting your time and effort on this issue. NOTING WILL BE DONE reason being that the government does not know what to do, how to do anything and when to do things. And do not beat up on the police, they are only doing what they are allowed to do by their bosses.and under the working conditions provided to them by the government.

When will you all understand that the government of Guyana does not care one damn about the people, but cares only for themselves and the positions they hold. They are, if you look closely, the PNC reincarnate.

By: bing

bing — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:29:09 +0000

My condolences go out to james nelson’s family on his tragic demise. I think that their should be an inquiry into this death. The acting commissioner of police henry green and the crime chief selall persaud should both resigned for the good of all guyana.

By: Fulano de Tal

Fulano de Tal — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:25:09 +0000

I recommend the privatise the prison services like it is done in the US, since they are following the US & wiretapping people’s phones. If the Prison Service is privatised then relatives & friends have a better chance of seeking authentic legal recourse in the event something goes awry. Currently, since taxpayers are paying the salaries & maintenance of the Prisons & we all know who are the taxpayers & how much we earn, then it suffices to say that it is underpaid & undermaintained.

By: briantee

briantee — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:24:02 +0000

SWandhurst i am hearing you but this cannot be a one man fight. If the govt know that you are willing to put up a fight they will try their best to silence you.

Guyana needs people to stand up to these atrocities– but be careful, be mighty, mighty careful

By: Fulano de Tal

Fulano de Tal — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:20:49 +0000

Sorry Joe but are you calling this individual a criminaal? Did you read the story? He was arrested for disorderly conduct while trying to uplift THE WAGES OF HIS LABOUR at the MoHA. When man wuk an doan gyeh pay he does trip. I bet if your employers in the US refuse to pay you you’ll raise hell!!!

By: SWAT

SWAT — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:17:44 +0000

LoveGT 4 Real – In reference to your comment – “The reality is, anyone of us bloggers, or a relative for that matter could get into a scuffle of some sort and end up in the Brickdam lock ups for “processing”…………scary eh? If I get into a fist fight right now, I’ll not be in th Brickdam lockups – Period. But you will. I do not live in GY and I don’t have any relatives in GY – Remember who your audience is.

Sandhurst First – Prison is not suppose to be Club Med. Your experience was part of your basic training.

This development can only be described as FRIGHTENING! There should be a SIGN posted on every police station around the country that reads “WARNING: Going to prison in GY can be hazardous to your health.” Shame on you Commissioner Greene! Prisoners have died and continue to die on your watch! Where is your sense of decency and leadership?
Why the silence and lack of moral outrage from society? Why are individuals who have a history of being of “unsound mind” sharing a prison cell with the mentally sound? This guy was placed in the wrong cell – he should’ve been in a mental institution. I don’t think his injuries were self-inflicted. The rest of the prisoners considered this guy a treat to them do to his erratic behavior — thus he was beaten and ended up dying as a result of his injuries. These incidents should be thoroughly investigated and those found responsible should be prosecuted to the fully extent of the law. To the family of the deceased — seek justice. And make sure it is not blind but transparent.

By: Charriot

Charriot — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:16:06 +0000

This one will be at the end of a long line of investigations being carried out by the police. The police are still investigating the body of a woman that was tossed from a SUV on main street years ago. Hopefully Mr. Nelson’s would be solved by 2045.

May he rest in peace.