Their one seat majority in the Parliament in 2014 was utilized to rejected a Bill proposing a name change of the Guyana Prison Service to the “Guyana Prison and Correctional Service” the ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Thirteen inmates have escaped from a recently fortified prison in the South American country of Guyana just weeks after an earlier jailbreak.

In light of the suspension of all prison visits due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Guyana Prison Service yesterday announced the introduction of video calls for inmates.

Authorities in Guyana were previously aware of the security flaws associated with this prison. Just last year, a similar fiery prison riot there left 17 inmates dead and at least five injured. SEE ...

Fire erupted Sunday at a prison in the South American nation of Guyana, according to officials who said several inmates had managed to obtain firearms at the facility in an ongoing standoff.

CAMDEN, N.J. -- A Guyana national was sentenced to 74 months in federal prison today for illegally reentering the United States. U.S. District Judge Noel L. Hillman also ordered Arthur N. Higgins ...

The “Final Report of the Guyana Prison Service Inmates Survey” calls for a review of the police’s performance and behaviour, noting also that a warrant in writing was only shown to one out ...

Guyana's largest prison goes up in flames, with authorities blaming inmates for starting the fire on Sunday. A small number of prisoners escaped before security forces stabilised the situation.

Georgetown, Guyana (AFP) - Fire erupted on Sunday (July 9) at a prison in the South American nation of Guyana, according to officials who said several inmates had managed to obtain firearms at the ...