Security in prisons begins, ends with wardens, says Felix

An inmate armed with a cutlass brutally attacks Tambico McKenzie (centre) in his cell while another inmate assists in the attack.

Laxity on the part of prison wardens is leading to weapons and other banned items being accessed by inmates, according to former Police Commissioner Winston Felix, who says officers must treat security as though their lives depend on it.

“It starts with the prison officers themselves and to curb the problem they need to be vigilant of themselves and their own comrades,” Felix told Stabroek News.

His comments come in wake of the recent chopping of an inmate by two others at the