Tag: Correctional

Correctional officers stop remand person in custody from attacking staff member *******************************************************************************      ​Correctional officers at Lo Wu Correctional Institution stopped a female remand person in custody from attacking a staff member today (November 9).      At 2.21pm today, a 33-year-old female remand person in custody suddenly became emotional and attacked a correctional officer inside a dayroom. The officer at the scene immediately ordered the assailant to stop and called for reinforcement.      During the incident, the officer sustained an injury to her face. She did not need to be sent to a public hospital after examination and treatment by the institution Medical Officer. ... Read more

Correctional officers intercept smuggling of suspected dangerous drug into Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre ******************************************************************************************      Correctional officers at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre today (October 16) intercepted a male remand person in custody smuggling a suspected dangerous drug into the centre by concealing it inside his body.      The 31-year-old person in custody was remanded for the offence of trafficking in a dangerous drug on October 13. After undergoing X-ray body scanning, he was suspected to have swallowed the dangerous drug before admission. He was therefore separated and put under close monitoring.      At 1.57pm today, he discharged one pack of the ... Read more

Correctional officers stop remand person in custody committing self-harm ************************************************************************      ​Correctional officers stopped a remand person in custody committing self-harm in Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre today (August 24).      At 8.30am, a 66-year-old male remand person in custody was found emotionally unstable and banging his head against the wall inside a hospital ward. Officers at the scene immediately stopped him and called for reinforcement. The person in custody was found conscious. After receiving examination and treatment by institution medical officer, he was referred to a public hospital for further treatment.      A clinical psychologist of the department will follow up on ... Read more

Correctional Services Department launches Instagram official account ********************************************************************      ​The Correctional Services Department (CSD) launched its official Instagram account today (April 14), further expanding its channels to enhance communication with the public, especially the younger generation.      Following the launch of its YouTube channel, Facebook page and WeChat account, the newly launched “CSD Instagram” will adopt a youth-oriented approach, through innovative and diversified multimedia feeds, to promote to young people various aspects of the CSD’s work and its mission, as well as national security, national education and messages of leading a law-abiding and drug-free life and supporting offender rehabilitation, so as to ... Read more

Correctional officers combat illicit activities of persons in custody (with photos) ***********************************************************************************      ​The Correctional Services Department (CSD) today (February 23) launched an operation at Stanley Prison to combat illicit activities of persons in custody.      The management of Stanley Prison recently stepped up measures to combat illicit gambling activities among persons in custody and took disciplinary actions against those suspected to have committed disciplinary offences. Thereafter, the institution management continued to closely monitor other target persons in custody.      At 8.47am today, 15 male persons in custody aged between 26 and 51 engaged in a fight inside a dining hall for illicit ... Read more