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A large crowd attended the annual “Talent Behind the Walls” concert in Kingstown on Sunday, where prisoners showcase their musical talents.
The event is part of Christmas celebrations here.
Many of the prisoners used the opportunity to send greetings to their relatives and friends who were among the crowd.
They had one recurring message to the audience: stay away from prison.
Several guest artistes also performed at Sunday’s event.
Ex-prisoner and former teacher Grantley Bramble was one of the emcees at the event.
Bramble, who was in 1997 sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape, was released in April 2012 after a meeting of the Prerogative of Mercy Committee.
Cordelia Stephens and Anthony Robinson — then the longest-serving prisoners — who were convicted of murder in 1989, were also released.
Of course there was a big crowd, almost every Vincentian family has a member in prison.
Make sure yours is not included in those families
Mr. Binose that comment weren’t called for. Please, an apology by you is in line.
Well there are 120,000 people with an extended family averaging 20. Grand Mother, Grandfather, and their children, Mother, father, children, grand children aprox 20 persons a family.
That equates to 6000 families. So if there is one prisoner a family that makes 6,000 prisoners.
In fact my mathematics were wrong, there are in fact 500 persons incarcerated, that means 1 prisoner for every 12 families.
I am sincerely sorry for my mistake and ask for forgiveness.
Anita said:
December 26, 2013 at 9:09 PM
Mr. Binose that comment werent [was not] called for. Please, an apology by you is in line.
Anita I apologise.
Peter