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Modernization of Camp Street penal facility…‘Brick Prison’ to undergo $50.93M reconstruction

Oct 26, 2012 News

The Brick Prison, a block of the Georgetown’s Camp Street Prison, will soon undergo reconstruction to the tune of $50.93M.
This was revealed by Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon on Wednesday during his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing.
According to Chief Prison Officer, Dale Erskine, this reconstruction project, which is the first phase, is being done as part of the Guyana Prison Service’s strategic plan to modernize facilities. He noted that the building is among six main blocks of the Georgetown Prisons.
Erskine related that the reconstruction will create a more humane environment for prisoners. Though the building will not be extended, its new layout would ensure better accommodation for inmates. The building would be divided into sections to house different categories of prisoners.
A well-placed source emphasized that the reconstruction is urgently needed, owing to the deplorable condition of the Brick Prison. This publication was told that a section of that facility is unoccupied because of its inhumane condition.
In addition, aback of the block is the sewage system that is overflowing – whenever it rains the stench is unbearable. The bottom flat of the building, which houses some prisoners with mental illnesses and the solitary confinement room, is susceptible to flooding.
The source suggested that the reconstruction works should see the raising of the floor and the sewage system should be fixed immediately.
“The Brick Prison grey on the outside and just so dirty in the inside. Only when officials visit the prison then it is cleaned. Plenty people come in here and dead and leave with diseases,” the source said.
Recently, another block of the Georgetown Prison was rehabilitated. According to the source, the building is referred to as the new block.

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