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Inmate’s letter lifts lid on life in Westgate
By royalgazette.com- Gareth Finighan
Published: 08/15/2014

A Westgate inmate claims prisoners are living in mould-infested cells and are watched over by prison officers who are unfit to perform their duties

The convicted criminal insists prisoners are denied access to social workers or the right to practice their religion.

In a letter to The Royal Gazette listing a catalogue of concerns, the inmate said that if some of the “major problems” at the prison were addressed, recidivism rates would “drop tremendously”.

“First, I want the public to know that we as inmates understand that we are incarcerated for breaking the law in one form or another but we need you to know we are still human beings — sons, fathers, uncles etc,” the anonymous inmate said, adding that he feared being punished if his identity was revealed.

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