{"id":125594,"date":"2021-03-18T14:56:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T18:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=125594"},"modified":"2021-03-18T15:09:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T19:09:35","slug":"letter-stop-sending-us-to-covid-hmp-for-minor-offences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-stop-sending-us-to-covid-hmp-for-minor-offences\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Stop sending us to COVID HMP for minor offences"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The outbreak of COVID-19 at Her Majesty\u2019s Prison was expected. The congestion at the prison has not be assisted by the Court system which has been guilty of locking up people for very minor offences.<\/p>\n

It appears that the system looking for money from some of us who have not worked for over a year.<\/p>

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So the police lock-up then the magistrate send you up in the jail to expose all those other inmates to the virus or you even pick it up from in the jail.<\/p>

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Why are people being sent up to the jail in this coronavirus times for very simple things sometimes like not being able to pay a simple fine?<\/p>\n

Come on these are not criminal offenses, our court system can play a role in the fight against COVID-19.<\/p>

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Our magistrates can exercise some compassion deal with these criminals who are carrying out all these violent crimes who are robbing people but my God give us a break.<\/p>\n

The Family Court also must understand that we have a lot of persons not working for over year give persons a little time, the pandemic have us going through a lot.<\/p>

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Some people developing very serious mental issues, \u00a0it is rough out here only God knows.<\/p>

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Why are our systems failing us at a time when we need they support and compassion lord help us.<\/p>\n

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Suffering citizen.<\/p>\n

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