THE Ministry of Homeland Security will be installing a new gallows for hanging at the Golden Grove Maximum Security Prison in Arouca as part of an initiative to decommission the Port of Spain Prison and move its prisoners and prisoners on Carrera Island to the maximum security prison.

Minister of Homeland Security Roger Alexander made the announcement at the post-cabinet media conference held at the Diplomatic Centre in Port of Spain on September 4.

He said the installation of the new gallows would be one of four stages in the decommissioning of the prison – the other three stages involved moving prisoners.