Antigua Sun "The Prison population is nearing double the numberit was intended to house when it was constructed back in 1735.
At the close of the September Criminal Assizes last week, Prison Superintendent Anthony Hopkins told a High Court judge that there were 280 people at the island’s lone penal facility, which was initially intended to hold an average of 150 people. At the close of the Assizes in May, the figure stood at 267."
At the close of the September Criminal Assizes last week, Prison Superintendent Anthony Hopkins told a High Court judge that there were 280 people at the island’s lone penal facility, which was initially intended to hold an average of 150 people. At the close of the Assizes in May, the figure stood at 267."
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