Ten prisoners removed from the Maximum Security Prison in Arouca have been relocated to two defence force bases in Chaguaramas.

This comes as the government issued new rules for detainees held under the state of emergency, detailing where they can be kept, their rights and punishments for breaking detention center rules.

Minister of Homeland Security Roger Alexander signed the Detention of Persons (Discipline and Place of Detention) (No. 2) Directions, 2025, on July 18. Detainees will be housed at Teteron Barracks or Staubles Bay and allowed books, visits and correspondence under set conditions.