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Eleven NOC escapees to be charged

Aug 27, 2012 News

Eleven juveniles who broke out of the New Opportunity Corps last Wednesday are scheduled to appear in the Charity Magistrate’s Court today on charges of escaping from the Onderneeming facility.
A police source said that the others who have since admitted to causing the fire that gutted the NOC female dormitory and the tailor shop on Thursday will be charged after investigators are given an estimated cost of the damage.
The source was unable to say whether any attorneys will be appearing on behalf of the juveniles. Kaieteur News understands that the escapees are more than likely to have their stay at the facility extended as a result of their actions.
Meanwhile, an official said that the situation at the holding facility is returning to normal since the police have maintained a presence there.
A committee is expected to be set up this week to investigate what would have led to the two day unrest.
On Wednesday night, dozens of inmates broke out of the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) and went on a rampage through several communities.
The inmates, both male and female, overpowered guards at the juvenile detention centre, even inflicting injuries, after breaking down doors and smashing windows in their frenzied bid to flee the facility, which normally has a population of over 200.
They were all recaptured the following day, but the unrest escalated with inmates torching the female dorms and the tailor shop. Some of the inmates armed themselves with cutlasses and other implements and prevented public-spirited citizens from attempting to extinguish the blaze.
When the unrest was eventually quelled, police detained 32 inmates and a government delegation which journeyed to the location yesterday announced the establishment of a committee to investigate the circumstances that triggered the events.
There are allegations of beatings of inmates and of one female being made pregnant by one of the NOC staffers.
Kaieteur News was told that the juveniles had been complaining about food and other issues, and the situation had reached breaking point.

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