MAJOR RICHARD Reese, head of the Correctional Services Department, has requested a meeting with the General Legal Council, which represents lawyers, following allegations that some attorneys-at-law have breached stringent security measures at the Horizon Remand Centre on Spanish Town Road where several of the country's notorious criminals are being housed.
"I have already written to the General Legal Council and am now awaiting a response to discuss concerns and clarify any issues they might have," Major Reese told The Gleaner yesterday.
SUBJECT TO SEARCH
The Ministry of National Security in a statement yesterday said under existing law, all persons leaving or entering the island's penal facilities are subject to search. But the Ministry said that "the Correctional Services Depart-ment has not enforced all these provisions in a stringent manner."
Reports of a recent breach by at least one attorney has resulted in the department submitting a formal complaint to the General Legal Council. It has been alleged that attorneys have smuggled contraband such as cellular phone batteries and chips and cellular phones to high risk detainees.
