Papua New Guinea, Criminologist, Dr. Garry Sali, has echoed long standing sentiments that the country’s prison system needs a major overhaul.
Sincethe colonial era, Papua New Guineahas not built new prisons. The existing prisons many built 40 years ago were designed to hold a small number of low risk prisoners. Betthe increased demand for more secure prisons have prompted concerns that our prisons are inadequate.
Dr. Sali saysthe prison system has to be reformed so that high risk prisoners are separated fromthe rest and that special prison facilities are built to accommodatethem.
The Correctional Service Commissioner, Martin Belthazzar, who has come under fire recently overthe jail breaks said one super maximum prison facility would cost the government about 50 million kina.
He also saidthe current prisons are designed for low risk prisoners and have been a major factor behindthe prison breakouts.
Prison officer training, communications and modern security methods are need to be put in place.
The CS commissioner says while crimes have become more serious and organized, our prison system still lags behind.
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