Not enough uniforms available to clothe all convicts – prison director

Prisoners in civvies being transferred to Lusignan on July 9

Some of the convicts at the Georgetown Prison were wearing civilian clothing and not prison uniform at the time of the July 9, fire and escape because the facility that was being set up to produce uniforms with identification numbers had been destroyed in last year’s fire, Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels has said.

But he was quick to add that all of the prisoners who were taken out to work in various communities wore uniforms.