They actually scrapped the whole prison plan and I am honestly still reeling from the news because it felt like they would just steamroll over us forever. It is completely wild that we managed to stop this burden from landing on our tax dollars but we definitely need to stay …
November 13, 2015
Final supporters
The UK Prime Minister David Cameron came to Jamaica recently to complete a move to have Jamaican born prisoners and prisoners of Jamaican descent deported to Jamaica to serve out the rest of their sentences. This move is designed to save the UK government millions and cost the Jamaican taxpayers BILLIONS.
According to English officials this prison facility will save the UK approximately £10 million per annum, so are we to then assume that the Jamaican taxpayers will be expected to source roughly £10 million per annum to fund the UK prison facility? Surely if they are saving £10 million per annum it will cost us that if not more to keep the facility operational. Jamaicans we cannot allow this, especially with the reality of the Jamaican dollar losing value daily. This means that these charges will increase significantly over time as a result of the instability of the Jamaican dollar.
Mr. Cameron offered to pay 40% of the cost to build the prison (£25 million), leaving Jamaica to forage for the other 60% (approx. - $6,742,207,500.00 billion JMD).
The Jamaican Government requested our reparations for slavery and instead we received a slap in the face with a prison facility to house prisoners that committed crimes in the UK!
Who will feed them? Who will pay for their medical expenses? Where will they live upon completion of their sentences? I for one refuse to allow more hardened criminals to be unleashed upon the already ailing Jamaican populace.
The Jamaican government is setting a very dangerous precedent that will adversely affect our nation's very interntional standing. If Canada and the US decide to give us 40% of the construction cost in order to build their very own prisons on Jamaican soil, what will our response be then? If Canada and the US offer funds to build their own extensions/wings to the UK prison to house their Jamaican deportees/inmates will we say yes as the precedent has already been set? WE CANNOT ALLOW JAMAICA TO BECOME A PRISON COLONY!
My fellow Jamaicans, this CANNOT stand! NOT when our education and health sectors are in SHAMBLES! NOT when criminals run rampant and paralyze the country with fear!
We must come together and show the government once and for all that we will NOT allow them to play political chess with our and our children’s futures.
We will NOT allow our leaders to sell us back into a modern day version of slavery.
Sign the petition and let your voices be heard. STAND and be counted!
Updates
October 5, 2015
I logged on this morning and just sat there staring at the screen because I never imagined this amount of people would actually care about this injustice as much as I do. It makes my head spin thinking about why the government thought they could just slide this past us in the dark but now people are finally waking up to the reality of that bill and the burden it puts on our pockets.
Reached 100 supporters
October 5, 2015
59 Comments
I say no to the £25 million pounds prison gifts. I think the prisoners should do their time where they commit the crime. Give us a Hospital or Schools. WE DO NOT WANT NO PRISON.......
People who commit crimes in the UK should be imprisoned in the uk. Why should the UK pass on its responsibility to Jamaica under the guise of a "gift". Disrespectful is what it is!!
Not at all... especially if the are born in England or went there from they were extremely young... they should be made to serve their time in the place they committed the crime ... Most of them are produced right there in the UK ... keep them... don't unleash your problems on another society... you created them you solve the problem...
Jamaica is not Britain garbage can. Respect Jamaican people and start thinking about how you will repair for slavery.
I am absolute disagreement with the UK sending prisoners to my homeland, Jamaica and the building of a prison. The reparations they owe us from slavery should not be a burden on our society and future generations.
Of the comments made with signatures, only 20.16% were from persons actually in Jamaica, although 6.2% were from anonymous sources. At this rate, over 46% of the signatures were from persons in Jamaica, not good for a petition that is supposed to be only relevant to Jamaicans who live in Jamaica, and who would be somehow affected by the British government proposal to build a prison in Jamaica hosting prisoners of Jamaican citizenship from the U.K.
The community need job build two or tree nursing home .
Share Petition
Don't stop at signing, share the petition link with friends to multiply our impact
Copy link or share directly
They actually scrapped the whole prison plan and I am honestly still reeling from the news because it felt like they would just steamroll over us forever. It is completely wild that we managed to stop this burden from landing on our tax dollars but we definitely need to stay …
November 13, 2015
Final supporters
The UK Prime Minister David Cameron came to Jamaica recently to complete a move to have Jamaican born prisoners and prisoners of Jamaican descent deported to Jamaica to serve out the rest of their sentences. This move is designed to save the UK government millions and cost the Jamaican taxpayers BILLIONS.
According to English officials this prison facility will save the UK approximately £10 million per annum, so are we to then assume that the Jamaican taxpayers will be expected to source roughly £10 million per annum to fund the UK prison facility? Surely if they are saving £10 million per annum it will cost us that if not more to keep the facility operational. Jamaicans we cannot allow this, especially with the reality of the Jamaican dollar losing value daily. This means that these charges will increase significantly over time as a result of the instability of the Jamaican dollar.
Mr. Cameron offered to pay 40% of the cost to build the prison (£25 million), leaving Jamaica to forage for the other 60% (approx. - $6,742,207,500.00 billion JMD).
The Jamaican Government requested our reparations for slavery and instead we received a slap in the face with a prison facility to house prisoners that committed crimes in the UK!
Who will feed them? Who will pay for their medical expenses? Where will they live upon completion of their sentences? I for one refuse to allow more hardened criminals to be unleashed upon the already ailing Jamaican populace.
The Jamaican government is setting a very dangerous precedent that will adversely affect our nation's very interntional standing. If Canada and the US decide to give us 40% of the construction cost in order to build their very own prisons on Jamaican soil, what will our response be then? If Canada and the US offer funds to build their own extensions/wings to the UK prison to house their Jamaican deportees/inmates will we say yes as the precedent has already been set? WE CANNOT ALLOW JAMAICA TO BECOME A PRISON COLONY!
My fellow Jamaicans, this CANNOT stand! NOT when our education and health sectors are in SHAMBLES! NOT when criminals run rampant and paralyze the country with fear!
We must come together and show the government once and for all that we will NOT allow them to play political chess with our and our children’s futures.
We will NOT allow our leaders to sell us back into a modern day version of slavery.
Sign the petition and let your voices be heard. STAND and be counted!
Updates
October 5, 2015
I logged on this morning and just sat there staring at the screen because I never imagined this amount of people would actually care about this injustice as much as I do. It makes my head spin thinking about why the government thought they could just slide this past us in the dark but now people are finally waking up to the reality of that bill and the burden it puts on our pockets.
Reached 100 supporters
October 5, 2015
59 Comments
the removal of UK prisoners to Jamaica to serve out the remainder of their sentences is tantamount to deportation without representation and is contrary to their civil rights! The UK 'gives' with one hand and takes back with the other as UK's tax savings will be Jamaica's burden.
I say no to the £25 million pounds prison gifts. I think the prisoners should do their time where they commit the crime. Give us a Hospital or Schools. WE DO NOT WANT NO PRISON.......
People who commit crimes in the UK should be imprisoned in the uk. Why should the UK pass on its responsibility to Jamaica under the guise of a "gift". Disrespectful is what it is!!
Not at all... especially if the are born in England or went there from they were extremely young... they should be made to serve their time in the place they committed the crime ... Most of them are produced right there in the UK ... keep them... don't unleash your problems on another society... you created them you solve the problem...
Jamaica is not Britain garbage can. Respect Jamaican people and start thinking about how you will repair for slavery.
I am absolute disagreement with the UK sending prisoners to my homeland, Jamaica and the building of a prison. The reparations they owe us from slavery should not be a burden on our society and future generations.
Of the comments made with signatures, only 20.16% were from persons actually in Jamaica, although 6.2% were from anonymous sources. At this rate, over 46% of the signatures were from persons in Jamaica, not good for a petition that is supposed to be only relevant to Jamaicans who live in Jamaica, and who would be somehow affected by the British government proposal to build a prison in Jamaica hosting prisoners of Jamaican citizenship from the U.K.
The community need job build two or tree nursing home .
Share Petition
Don't stop at signing, share the petition link with friends to multiply our impact
Petitions like this
Other petitions you might want to support
Scan to share
Anyone who scans this can sign the petition.
the removal of UK prisoners to Jamaica to serve out the remainder of their sentences is tantamount to deportation without representation and is contrary to their civil rights! The UK 'gives' with one hand and takes back with the other as UK's tax savings will be Jamaica's burden.