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Prison guard testifies in fire death case
May 18, 2011
Prison guard testifies in fire death case
A prison guard allegedly found a cell phone hidden inside Eltorio Ferguson’s shoes, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday.
Ferguson is on trial for abetment to arson and abetment to manslaughter in the deaths of Kayshala Bodie, her mother, Eleanor Brown, niece Telair Johnson and her neighbor, Savana Stuart.
Prosecutors contend that Ferguson was in prison when he called someone on his cell pho...
February 26, 2024
Former Inmate: Prison Did Not Prepare Me For A Life After Incarceration
GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS - Grand Bahamian Kenyatta Lewis is calling for better conditions within the prison system. Lewis is a former inmate.
Man fined for taking drugs into prison
March 09, 2022
Man fined for taking drugs into prison
A MAN was fined yesterday for drug charges and taking contraband into a correctional facility.
February 21, 2024
Man sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing gay man
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing a gay man. Justice Andrew Forbes sentenced Dermaine Sterling, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of 40-year-Jamal Russell. The two men on Facebook, according to the prosecution believed that Russell was a woman. Sterling went to Russell's home, where [...]
Minister is hopeful on prison accreditation
February 20, 2024
Minister is hopeful on prison accreditation
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe is hopeful that improvements to the prison's infrastructure will help the institution get accredited, even as he awaits Cabinet's approval of necessary construction plans for the facilities.
February 15, 2024
Man accused of murder sentenced to four years' prison for possession of a loaded gun
A MAN awaiting trial for murder was sentenced to four years in prison after he was found guilty of having a loaded gun yesterday.
February 13, 2024
Man gets seven months prison for breaching bail conditions
A MAN was sentenced to seven months in prison yesterday after admitting to breaching his bail for allegedly robbing a former parliamentarian outside his home with a gun in 2020.
No Cabinet approval for prison yet, says Minister
February 05, 2024
No Cabinet approval for prison yet, says Minister
CABINET has yet to approve the Bahamas Department of Corrections plan for an expanded prison, which officials say is critical to getting accreditation.
January 31, 2024
Man pleads guilty to housebreaking and car theft and receives six-months in prison
A MAN was sentenced to six months in prison after admitting to stealing a car from a residence in Pride Estates last week.
January 29, 2024
Grand Bahama man convicted of child abduction receives three-year prison sentence
A 27-year-old Grand Bahama man was convicted of child abduction and sentenced to three years in prison in Grand Bahama last week.
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