The construction of the Lusignan Prison is moving apace, and is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of this year. This was disclosed by Director of Prisons (ag) Nicklon Elliot on Friday, after a walkthrough of the facility.
“Currently, the construction work on this location is about 70 per cent complete, and we are on schedule. And that is dependent on rainfall at the moment, but we are scheduled to be completed by the end of March this year,” Elliot is quoted by DPI as saying.
Ongoing construction of the Lusignan Prison
The $1.2 billion facility is a commitment of the PPP/C Administration following the destruction of sections of the Georgetown and old Lusignan prisons. It also forms part of the administration’s manifesto promise to create safer prisons with improved conditions.
Upon completion, the facility would house approximately 1000 inmates. However, aside from providing comfortable conditions for inmates, the new prison would also focus on their rehabilitation. This will see the construction of a school wherein inmates can further their academic achievements or learn a trade.
Elliot has said that when the facility is completed, inmates will almost immediately be housed in the building.
“The operationalising of the building on completion would just be about a week or so,” he stated.
The three facilities being constructed were contracted out to Mohamed’s Construction and Real Estate Agency, M&P Investment, and Nabi Construction Inc.
