A CONCERNED citizen accused the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services of operating in a “slack” manner after witnessing a pickup truck loaded with unrestrained prisoners “weave in and out of cars recklessly” on East Bay Street yesterday.

The motorist, who did not want to be named, questioned why the prisoners were not handcuffed or shackled at the ankles to prevent an escape or whether officials had considered the safety issues that arose with the inmates seated on the back of the truck.

There were around eight prisoners seated on planks of wood on the white government licensed Ford pick-up truck, the motorist said.

“The driver was weaving in and out of cars recklessly,” the motorist said, “and the prisoners on the back were just swaying and rocking from side to side. It didn’t appear safe neither for us nor them.

“They could also be heard shouting at and cat calling to women drivers who had their windows rolled down. It just looked slack.”

It is unclear why the prisoners were out or where they were headed when they were seen on East Bay Street.

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