A preliminary investigation has found that the seizure of contraband items, including marijuana, from an inmate and the assault of another by prison officers triggered Sunday’s unrest at the Lusignan Prison, where a wooden building was destroyed by fire.
This disclosure was made by Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels, who yesterday morning provided a detailed account of what transpired on Sunday and also disclosed that four prison officers have been reassigned from the facility to facilitate the ongoing probe.
During a press conference held in the Ministry of Public Security’s boardroom, Samuels said around 11.55 am on Sunday, officer-in-charge of the Lusignan Prison Senior Superintendent of Prisons Alexander Hopkinson informed him that a quantity of contraband items, comprising two parcels of marijuana, a bottle containing rum and a cellphone, were discovered.
