Trinidad and Tobago
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country.
Trinidad and Tobago: broken prison system undermining crime fight, experts say
As the Government intensifies its fight against crime through State of Emergency measures, policing strategies and legislative reform, one of the country’s most critical crime-generating environments—the prison system—continues to operate under severe strain.
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.Trinidad and Tobago: Court awards millions in compensation to children detained at adult prison facilities
A High Court judge awarded more than $3 million in compensation to a brother and sister after ruling that their constitutional rights were violated when they were unlawfully detained in adult prison facilities while they were still minors.