Cayman: New recruits for HMCIPS
GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS) has welcomed six new recruits to the service this month. The new prison officers join HMCIPS following an extensive recruitment drive earlier in the year with almost 400 applications initially…
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Twin focus on development & rehabilitation for Cayman Islands incarcerated persons
Twin Focus on Development & Rehabilitation for HMCIPS Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS) is set to increase the educational portfolio offered to incarcerated persons in 2019. In the months ahead the HMCIPS will build on its already wide…
Cayman Islands DEH/Prison expand rehabilitation partnership
GRAND CAYMAN, GIS – The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) has taken on a third worker to help improve garbage collection, through its ongoing partnership with Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS). Late last year the two agencies signed a…
Hunger strikes: Cayman Islands officials continue to monitor IDC detainees
GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – The Department of Immigration (DOI) has received notification that four detainees are still currently refusing regular meals provided by the Immigration Detention Centre (IDC). A group comprised of eight detainees began refusing regular meals from staff…
Addressing overcrowding at Cayman Islands’ HMP Northward
GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – In a collaborative effort to alleviate capacity constraints that have impacted Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Northward, a joint initiative has been established to resolve the situation. The plans, which will see a reduced number of prisoners…
Cayman Islands: HMCIPS Director resigns
4 Years of Progress The Ministry of Home Affairs regretfully announces the resignation of Neil Lavis as Director of Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS). Mr. Lavis joined HMCIPS, which includes HMP Northward and HMP Fairbanks, in June 2013….
Cayman Islands Prison inmates complete STP programme
HMCIPS Inmates Complete STP Programme Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS) leaders, chaplaincy volunteers and family members recently joined together to celebrate 10 inmates who had completed the Sycamore Tree Project (STP). The rehabilitation programme is based on the…
Cayman prisoners pick up trash
HMCIPS Inmates Give Back to the Community Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS) has rolled out its new community works programme this month, as inmates hit the streets with trash bags in hand, ready to give back to the…
Cayman Islands: HMCIPS officers to receive training in the UK
Over the next three months, 12 staff members with Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS) will travel to the United Kingdom (UK) for training geared towards upskilling correctional staff in Overseas Territories. On Saturday (19 August 2017), two officers…
HMCIPS Caymanian officer Promoted
Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service is proud to announce the recent promotion of the department’s newest Caymanian prison officer. Ms. Roxanne Walton started her career as an Operational Support Grade (OSG) officer in October 2015. After working for more…
