Latest update April 24th, 2024 12:59 AM
Jun 11, 2009 News
Even as police on the Essequibo Coast continue to grapple with the increasing number of escapees from the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) more delinquents are freeing themselves by any means possible from the facility.
Reports are that on Sunday last, two more inmates escaped from the NOC. The following day three others managed to free themselves.
What is more disturbing is that there is no stringent measure in place to deal with the escapees, one senior police officer lamented.
More so residents continue to air their concern over the constant break out by delinquents from the facility.
Residents feel that some of the same escapees are responsible for criminal happenings on the coast.
Lawmen on the Essequibo Coast, too, have raised similar concerns about the situation, noting that there seems to be poor security systems in place.
But the administration of the NOC insists that the place is not a prison; that there are no high walls to restrict the juvenile offenders.
Over the past few weeks there has been an increase in the number of delinquents escaping from the facility.
Some of the escapees were all serving sentences for a variety of offences, including break and enter, possession of prohibited substances and other criminal offences.
What is more disturbing is the fact that there is no proper system in place to deal with the escapees when they are recaptured.
As it is now, once an escapee is recaptured he is passed through the court system and re-sentenced to time in the same facility.
One senior police officer had noted that given this fact, the inmates at the facility have nothing to deter them from escaping since they are aware of the fact that they would be returned there and can attempt something similar.
When contacted for a comment on the situation, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport, Keith Booker, via his secretary, said there is no problem at the New Opportunity Corps.
LISTEN HOW JAGDEO WILL MAKE ALL GUYANESE RICH!!!
Apr 24, 2024
Round 2 GFF Women’s League Division One Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Police Force FC on Saturday last demolished Pakuri Jaguars FC with a 17 – 0 goal blitz at the Guyana Football...Kaieteur News – Just recently, the PPC determined that it does not have the authority to vitiate a contract which was... more
By Sir Ronald Sanders Waterfalls Magazine – On April 10, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States... more
Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]