Under the theme “Changing Mindsets and Culture for Corrections,” the conference runs until March 8 and focuses on key reforms within the prison system. Discussions will center around the Eight Strategic Pillars of the Guyana Prison Service, including modernizing infrastructure, legislative reforms, offender reintegration, and rebuilding public trust.

This year’s conference also welcomes a visiting delegation from the Bahamas, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Anguilla, and Suriname, including:

• Mr. Doan Cleare, CD – Commissioner of Corrections, Bahamas Department of Correctional Services

• Mrs. Juliana Bullard – Bahamas Department of Correctional Services

• Ms. Alfreda Skinner – Principal Corrections Officer, Bahamas Department of Correctional Services

• Mrs. Melderese Newbold – Sergeant, Bahamas Department of Correctional Services Hazard

Trinidad and Tobago

• Dr. Raghunath Mahabir

• Ms. Giselle Chance

• Mr. Oluyemi Mashama

• Mr. Stanius Charles – Assistant Director for Operations (ag.), Bordelais Correctional Facility, St. Lucia

• Mr. Lindsay Richardson – Deputy Superintendent of Prisons (ag.), His Majesty’s Anguilla Prison Service

• Mr. Rolandson Lynch – Head of Custody, His Majesty’s Anguilla Prison Service

• Mrs. J. Pane-Alfaisi – Commissioner of Prisons, Suriname

• Mrs. M. Boerleider – Deputy Prison Director, Duisburglaan, Suriname

• Mr. C. Shiwlal – Deputy Prison Director, Hazard, Suriname

The presence of regional corrections officials underscores a shared commitment to advancing prison reform and fostering collaboration across the Caribbean.