Caribbean Report 02-01-1998

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SpecialCollections.repositoryAll sounds files in this collection are being kept at the Main Library, Mona Campus, Jamaica and The Alma Jordan Library, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.en_US
dc.contributorThe University of the West Indiesen_US
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Moya (anchor)
dc.contributor.authorGordon, Orin (correspondent)
dc.contributor.authorStern, Vivien (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorJohn, Velon (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorPrescod, John (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorBurgess, Jacquie (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Wendy (interviewee)
dc.contributor.authorSimmons, David (interviewee)
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area.en_US
dc.creatorThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-24T13:46:13Z
dc.date.available2014-02-24T13:46:13Z
dc.date.issued1998-01-02
dc.description.abstractThis special edition of Caribbean Report examines penal reforms in the Caribbean. The region's prisons are in crisis as they face a myriad of problems including overcrowding, riots, violence and aged infrastructure. Vivien Stern, Penal Reform International (PRI) comments on whether these challenges are peculiar to the Caribbean. Jacquie Burgess of Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA) speaks on women in the region's prisons. Velon John of St. Lucia and Barbados' Attorney General David Simmons, proponents of capital punishment, comment on issue of hanging and the Caribbean Court of Appeal.en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Special report by Moya Thomas (00:00-00:26)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents2. Across the Caribbean, alarm bells have been ringing on the region's penal system (00:27-02:21)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents3. Vivien Stern comments on whether the rest of the world experience similar crises (02:22-04:04)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents4. Velon John reports on the prison conditions in St. Lucia (04:05-05:50)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents5. Commissioner of Corrections, Colonel John Prescod identifies the weaknesses in Jamaica's prison system (05:51-08:12)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents6. CAFRA's Jacquie Burgess talks about the women in the region's prisons (08:13-09:33)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents7. Wendy Singh, PRI Caribbean expert is positive about the region heading towards more non-custodial sentences (09:34-11:41)en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents8. Proponents for capital punishment express their views and the need for the Caribbean Court of Appeal (11:42-15:05)en_US
dc.formatStereo 192 bit rate MP3;44,100 Mega bits;16 biten_US
dc.format.extent15 min. 05 sec.en_US
dc.format.mediumSound, mp3en_US
dc.identifier.otherCAR2485en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/28670
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofThe BBC Caribbean Archives Collection 1988 - 2011en_US
dc.rightsCopyright British Broadcasting Corporationen_US
dc.rights.accessRightsAccess to this collection is available on site at the Main Library, Mona Campus (main.library@uwimona.edu.jm), Jamaica and The Alma Jordan Library (wimail@sta.uwi.edu), St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPrisons -- Guyanaen_US
dc.subject.lcshPrisons -- Jamaicaen_US
dc.subject.lcshPrisons -- Saint Luciaen_US
dc.subject.lcshPrisoners -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCriminals -- Rehabilitationen_US
dc.subject.lcshPunishment -- Social aspectsen_US
dc.subject.lcshWomen prisoners -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshPrisons -- Overcrowdingen_US
dc.subject.lcshPrison violenceen_US
dc.subject.lcshImprisonment -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshCommunity-based correctionsen_US
dc.subject.lcshCapital punishment -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.subject.lcshAppellate courts -- Caribbean Areaen_US
dc.titleCaribbean Report 02-01-1998en_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US

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