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Girlfriend of Prisoner Who Died In STT Jail Wants ‘Justice For Craig’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The girlfriend of a hemophiliac man who died in the St. Thomas jail has started a GoFundMe page for his funeral expenses in California. Taylor Hayes, said…

John McCarthy June 15, 2022

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Virgin Islands Parole Board Schedules Parole Hearings

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Parole Board advises the public that the Board will convene on July 7, 2022 to hear testimony from victims, family members of victims, or other interested…

John McCarthy June 6, 2022

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3 Corrections Officers Indicted After Assault On Detainee and Cover-Up

CHRISTIANSTED — Three Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections officers have been indicted by a grand jury for falsifying documents in an attempt to cover up an assault on a detainee…

John McCarthy May 20, 2022

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18-Year-Old Arrested for Discharging Machine Gun In St. Thomas: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Ja’Haile "Pitch" Clendenin was taken into custody pursuant to an arrest warrant issued by the Magistrate Division of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands on Friday, the Virgin…

John McCarthy May 14, 2022

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Estate Diamond Man Arrested For 2019 Red Brick Shooting In Which 4 Were Injured, 1 Paralyzed

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was charged with attempted murder for his role in a 2019 Red Brick shooting in which one of four injured men became paralyzed, authorities…

John McCarthy February 15, 2022

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BOC: St. Thomas Jail Detainee Who Tested Positive For TB Released From Hospital

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The detainee at the Criminal Justice Center on St. Thomas who tested positive for Tuberculosis (TB) on November 29, 2021, has now been released from the Schneider…

John McCarthy December 20, 2021

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Orange Grove Man Held On Domestic Violence Charge After Assault: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man is being held without bail after police said he brutalized his girlfriend. Vernon Sackey, Jr., 23, of Orange Grove, was arrested at 2:58 p.m.…

John McCarthy December 17, 2021

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Inmate At St. Thomas Jail Tests Positive For Tuberculosis On Monday, BOC Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One detainee at the Criminal Justice Center on St. Thomas tested positive for Tuberculosis on Monday, the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections said. As part of BOC's…

John McCarthy November 30, 2021

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Bureau of Corrections Confirms 55-Year-Old Man Died At John Bell Prison Friday

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections confirmed Monday that an inmate at the John A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility was found unresponsive and pronounced dead on Friday, September…

John McCarthy September 21, 2021

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Bureau of Corrections Celebrates Inaugural Transforming Lives Academy Graduation

KINGSHILL – In partnership with the University of the Virgin Islands Center for Excellence in Leadership and Learning (UVI Cell), the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections today celebrated its inaugural graduation of…

John McCarthy August 31, 2021