The Ministry of Home Affairs, Transportation and Communication is pleased to announce the arrival of 22 prison staff from the United Kingdom following their deployment to Her Majesty’s Prison in Grand Turk.
The UK staff will provide additional assistance to the Superintendent of Prisons in the aftermath of the recent hurricane activity and following a spate of concerted indiscipline incidents. The visiting staff group consists of prison officers, middle and senior managers who will work under the direction of the Superintendent of prisons.
In particular, the UK staff will assist in implementing a raft of systems, processes and procedures which are designed to improve safety, security, care and opportunity. In addition to this, the UK staff will provide an additional focus towards assessing and challenging those in our custody who do not behave in accordance with expectations.
Importantly, this deployment of skilled practitioners will provide valuable coaching to our local staff so that they are better equipped to implement and enforce the operational instructions of the Superintendent in the future.
Steve Barrett, Superintendent of Prisons states; “This is a significant investment in the prison by Her Majesty’s Government and one which is intended to deliver long term benefits to the delivery of our business. I am particularly pleased that our staff will be exposed to the skills of the UK prison officers. In real terms, this constitutes the best possible learning and development opportunity for our people”.
