| Prison officials yesterday made good on a promise to allow the family of an inmate at the Georgetown Prison who was allegedly beaten to visit him to get a first hand account of his keep.The inmate, Suruj Narine Sigh was found alive and well.But although the inmate’s family is appreciative of the gesture, they believe that something is still being hidden from them.The family was promised the visit after prison officials apparently found out that the inmate’s relatives had contacted this newspaper with allegations of him being brutally beaten by Prison Officers.Following an interview with the prisoner’s father on Friday, this newspaper contacted officials at the prison for a comment on the allegations.Twenty minutes after this was done,Cheap Jerseys From China, the prisoner’s father called Kaieteur News to inform that prison authorities had telephoned him with the offer.Roopnarine Singh told Kaieteur News that he believes that prison officials were trying to get him to retract the allegations.The article with the allegations was nevertheless published in yesterday’s edition of the Kaieteur News.The man had alleged that his son, who he had turned over to the police following his escape, was badly beaten after his return to the Georgetown PrisonHe was also placed in solitary confinement for several days and it was alleged that he was being denied proper medical treatment.Yesterday the Singh family members, including his mother, Kamla Singh, wife Priya and 11-month old daughter Natasha, were eventually allowed to see him after they were initially denied by gate keepers.It was only after the intervention of a reporter that junior prison officers contacted their superiors for authorisation to allow the family in.Speaking with this newspaper following the visit, Kamla Singh said that they were taken into a room where she met her son who was in the company of a senior prison official and a representative from the Ministry of Home Affairs.“When we go in the room the officer tell he, ‘Tell you mother wha happen to you’. He tell we that he go fuh commit suicide last Friday,” Kamla Singh told this newspaper.The woman said that her son did not mention that he was beaten.She believes that she saw no signs of injury on her son but believes that he was afraid to reveal the truth, since he was in the presence of the officer and the official.They were eventually allowed to speak with him without supervision.According to the inmate’s mother, the prison official explained to them that once an escaped prisoner is returned to jail, it is customary that he be placed in solitary confinement.The woman and her husband, who is scheduled to make another visit next month, expressed thanks to this newspaper and senior prison officials for looking into the matter and facilitating the visit.“We were treated well,Alex Delvecchio Red Wings Jersey, and all assurance was given that there will be no victimization,Adam Joseph Duhe Dolphins Jersey,” Roopnarine Singh told this newspaper. Recently, there have been reports that several prisoners suffered injuries after beatings by prison officials who refuse to take them to the Georgetown Hospital for medical attention,NBA Store, for fear that their actions would be exposed.Prison officials have denied the allegations despite this newspaper informing them that prisoners themselves have related their plight to Kaieteur News.Even a prison officer who did not wish to be named,Dwight Howard Hawks Jersey, and who said he was saddened by what was taking place,http://www.airmaxfantasy.us.com/1600-New-Balance/, confirmed that prisoners were being beaten.The relatives of several prisoners have been in contact with this newspaper and prison officials have reportedly barred some of them from visiting the institution to prevent any leakage of information on the situation. |
