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Six months prison after twelve curfew breaches for man on bail for sex assault
A MAN on bail for sexual assault was sentenced to six months in prison after he admitted to breaching curfew 12 times.
Woman from hit and run sentenced to three years and six months in prison
A nail technician was on Wednesday sentenced to three years and six months at the Bahamas Department of Corrections after leaving the scene of a deadly hit and run in 2022.
One month prison for mother on child neglect charge after abandoning daughter last month
One month prison for mother on child neglect charge after abandoning daughter last month
A MOTHER was sentenced to one month in prison after neglecting her four-year-old daughter last month.
Court of Appeal affirms 42 year prison sentence of Jamaican woman accused of killing girlfriend
Court of Appeal affirms 42 year prison sentence of Jamaican woman accused of killing girlfriend
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Court of Appeal has upheld the murder conviction and affirmed the 42-year prison sentence of a Jamaican woman accused of killing her girlfriend back in 2021. Nadisha Beckford, 35, alias Shaneda Beckford aka Star, was unanimously convicted by a jury on October 18th, 2022 of the February 2021 murder of 31-year-old Lakeisha [...]
Finance ministry 'not satisfied' with cost for new prison
Months after revealing that the cost to construct a new prison facility at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS) had doubled, Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said yesterday the Ministry of Finance is "not satisfied" with the cost of the project and is currently awaiting a more "acceptable" figure.
Natl. Secu Min. To Testify In Prison Commissioner Case
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - National Security Minister Wayne Munroe has sworn an affidavit in the upcoming court case involving Prison Commissioner Charles Murphy.
Honduras Wants To Build Prison Colony
Honduras Wants To Build Prison Colony
HONDURAS - Honduras plans to build the only island prison colony in the western hemisphere and send its most-feared gangsters there.
Children allowed to visit parents in prison beginning next month
CHILDREN will visit their parents in prison for the first time in a programme starting next month, according to acting Corrections Commissioner Doan Cleare.
Prison Commissioner: Parole is Coming
Prison Commissioner: Parole is Coming
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Acting Commissioner of Corrections Doan Cleare says that the roll out of a new parole system for inmates will come later this year.
Suspect Identified For Prisoner Death
Suspect Identified For Prisoner Death
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A suspect has been identified for the death of another prisoner who died a few weeks ago, according to National Security Minister Wayne Munroe.