Following recent incidents, prison authorities have increased security for two high profile prisoners, Ministry of Health arson accused Collin Jones and alleged gang leader Tyrone ‘Cobra’ Rowe, Prisons Director Dale Erskine yesterday said.
Erskine confirmed reports that Jones had set fire to his mattress on Tuesday, while saying that it was quickly contained by alert prison officials. As a result of the incident—the second of its kind—Jones, who is deemed a high risk prisoner, was further secured at Georgetown Prisons.
“You would be amazed at some of the resources these prisoners have,” Erskine told Stabroek News, when asked how Jones managed to start the fire.
Erskine added that prisoners “can take two bricks from the yard and rub them together until a flame is started,” while noting that this is as a result
