Caribbean Report 02-01-1998

Caribbean Report 02-01-1998

This special edition of Caribbean Report examines penal reforms in the Caribbean. The region's prisons are in crisis as they face a myriad of problems including overcrowding, riots, violence and aged infrastructure. Vivien Stern, Penal Reform International (PRI) comments on whether these challenges are peculiar to the Caribbean. Jacquie Burgess of Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA) speaks on women in the region's prisons. Velon John of St. Lucia and Barbados' Attorney General David Simmons, proponents of capital punishment, comment on issue of hanging and the Caribbean Court of Appeal.

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Main Authors: The British Broadcasting Corporation, Thomas, Moya (anchor), Gordon, Orin (correspondent), Stern, Vivien (interviewee), John, Velon (interviewee), Prescod, John (interviewee), Burgess, Jacquie (interviewee), Singh, Wendy (interviewee), Simmons, David (interviewee)
Other Authors: The University of the West Indies
Format: Recording, oral biblioteca
Language:English
Published: The British Broadcasting Corporation 1998-01-02
Subjects:Prisons, > Guyana, Prisons, > Jamaica, Prisons, > Saint Lucia, Prisoners, > Caribbean Area, Criminals, > Rehabilitation, Punishment, > Social aspects, Women prisoners, > Caribbean Area, Prisons, > Overcrowding, Prison violence, Imprisonment, > Caribbean Area, Community-based corrections, Capital punishment, > Caribbean Area, Appellate courts, > Caribbean Area,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2139/28670
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