B.O.C. Ships 105 Golden Grove Inmates To U.S. Prisons; Total Outside Territory Now 257
- Ernice Gilbert
- March 08, 2016
ST. CROIX -- At a brief Government House press conference this morning, Governor Kenneth Mapp and Bureau of Corrections (B.O.C.) Director Rick Mullgrav announced that 105 convicted Golden Grove Correctional Facility inmates were shipped out of the territory to facilities on the U.S. mainland early this morning. Above, World Atlantic, the airliner that transported the inmates to the U.S. detention centers. The move comes just days after four Bureau of Corrections officers were arrested on contraband charges, and it falls in line with the Mapp administration's initiative to curb crime in the territory. It also leaves Golden Grove with just 53 sentenced inmates, and 167 detainees. "We are committed to professionalizing the institution, and the continued movement of convicted felons out of the territory is the mantra of this administration," Governor Kenneth Mapp said this morning. Golden Grove Inmates shipped to U.S. mainland A total of 67 inmates will be held at the Saguaro C...
