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District Constable Neville Wallace had his assault conviction and sentence overturned yesterday in the Court of Appeal, but his colleague, Roy ‘Ray’ Higgins, wasn’t as lucky, as his conviction was upheld. Both district constables were convicted in 2008 on charges of severely beating and pepper-spraying an inmate who relocated himself to another cell due to [...]

The Las May cartoon below, appeared recently in the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper, and speaks to a recent statement by National Security Minister Dwight Nelson, with words to the effect that he was unaware of any widespread cases of abuse by Jamaica’s police.

Speaking recently in Manchester at a graduation ceremony for officers certified to drive police vehicles, Winston Lawson, President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce issued a strong call for Jamaica’s police to stop abusing their powers by using heavy handed tactics and abusive language against citizens when carrying out their daily duties. He said too [...]

Letter to the Jamaica Gleaner editor – Monday, March 30, 2009 By T. ANDERSON (St. James) Re: Police brutality in Jamaica Dear Editor, Police brutality is the intentional use of excessive force, usually physical, but potentially also in the form of verbal attacks and psychological intimidation, by a police officer. I often wonder about the [...]

At the invitation of the Jamaican Government, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) visited Jamaica between December 1 and 5, and their preliminary report has concluded that police abuses and extrajudicial killings continue to undermine the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s ability to effectively solve crime. Its preliminary report said though there was some openness among [...]