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Trinidad and Tobago: prison officers demand urgent action as remand population grows
General Secretary of the Prison Officers’ Association (POA), Lester Logie, is raising an alarm over the country’s prison system, noting that nearly two-thirds of the incarcerated population is made up of remand—individuals awaiting trial who have not been convicted of any crime.
Source: Trinidad and Tobago Guardian (23/08/2025)