There are plans in the making to institute alternative sentences in the hopes of reducing overcrowding in the prisons, according to Chief Probation and Social Services officer Forbes Munroe.
Munroe, testifying before the Commission of Inquiry into the Camp Street Disturbances and Subsequent Deaths yesterday, stated that his department, the Skills and Knowledge for Youth Employment (SKYE) programme and Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan are currently involved in talks concerning the possibility of such being implemented.
While he noted that probation itself is an alternative to sentencing, he added that there is need for much more focus on that option. It is also his belief that more work needs to be done in collaboration with the
