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Brickdam lockups undergoing rehabilitation
With a mere four weeks into its rehabilitation, the Brickdam Lockups is already showing evidence of the massive transformation that is intended to substantially improve the environment of those being accommodated by the state.
Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, told media operatives yesterday that the rehabilitation works are being funded through a budgetary allocation of more than $20 M to his Ministry.
“The renovation on this lockup is long overdue…Thanks to the Ministry of Finance and Cabinet, I finally have got the resources to address this matter,” Rohee noted.
A section of the Brickdam lockups
It has been on repeated occasions that persons who for one reason or another graced the inner walls of the facility returned to the outside world only to share a horrific tale of inhumane conditions at the lockups.
Moreover, it has been a known fact that ghastly scents were a regular feature when one passed the lockups. But according to the Minister the rehabilitation works did not stem from public criticism.
However, with the commencement of the works there has been a vast improvement, which this newspaper was able to verify yesterday.
As part of the rehabilitation plan this newspaper has observed that the 15-cell facility has already been affixed with attractive floor tiles. The holding area will be similarly tiled.
Each cell will have its own ablution area and inmates will benefit from a hot and cold vaporised bath system perhaps intended to induce a relaxing atmosphere.
This newspaper was informed that the rehabilitation project is expected to be completed by December or by early next year as the contractor still has to paint and grill the facility which usually houses about 50 inmates at a time.
At the moment the inmates are being held at the Diamond, Providence, East Ruimveldt and Golden Grove police station lock-ups.
In the meantime, there are speculations as to whether the improved state of the facility will be sustained. However, this newspaper has learnt that a contractor who was employed to keep the facility clean will now be able to do a real cleaning job as pumps will be made available for daily pressure cleaning of the cells.
According to a source close to the operation of the Brickdam Police Station the facility was not kept in an acceptable state previously as there was a water problem which has since been regularised.
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