President Faure pays surprise visit to Montagne Posée prison |16 June 2017

President Danny Faure toured the Montagne Posée prison yesterday morning, according to a communiqué from State House.

The communiqué added that the president was shown around the facilities by the superintendent of prisons, Vic Tirant.

The president visited part of the male block, the female prison, the kitchen unit, the dining hall, the gym, the furniture workshop, and the crafts and handiwork section.

President Faure also saw first-hand the open style prison with inmates who do work outside, and toured the perimeter reserved for future development.