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Grenadian Prisoners For Bordelais

Contact: Earl Bousquet

Thursday, September 23, 2004 - The Office of the Prime Minister has announced the arrival here of 20 prisoners from Grenada. Their arrival is in keeping with St. Lucia’s agreement to house 40 prisoners in light of the destruction of the Richmond Hill Maximum Security Prison in Grenada.
 

The first batch of prisoners, who arrived on Thursday morning, will be housed at the Bordelais Correctional facility, where arrangements were made prior to their arrival.
 

The Grenadian prisoners will be house in one unit, which will be segregated from the rest of the prison population.
 

The temporary arrangement, which will last until conditions for incarceration have been normalised in Grenada, is part of an agreement between the two governments consequent on the destruction caused throughout Grenada by Hurricane Ivan.
 

The other 20 prisoners from Grenada are expected here shortly.
 

Following a fire that destroyed accommodation facilities at Her Majesty’s Prison in St. Lucia some two years ago, local prisoners were temporarily housed in Grenada until the Bordelais Correctional facility was ready to accommodate them.
 

In several interviews here and abroad following the destruction caused in Grenada by Hurricane Ivan, Prime Minister Anthony had indicated that St. Lucia would be prepared to house Grenada’s prisoners, if requested.
 

Such a request was made and St. Lucia has reciprocated as part of the general regional response to appeals for assistance for Grenada.
 

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