Director of Prisons Nicklon Elliot has been elected president of the Association of Caribbean Heads of Corrections and Prison Services (ACHCPS) for a two-year term ending in 2028, the Guyana Prison Service has announced.
Elliot previously served as the association’s secretary, having been elected to that position in September 2024 at its conference in Nassau, The Bahamas. The presidency was then held by Bahamas Commissioner of Corrections Doan Cleare.
The accompanying executive board graphic names Wynnie Testamark as vice-president, Alfreda Skinner as secretary, Keeva Joell-Benjamin as treasurer and Kerrice Saunders-Bernard as public relations officer for the 2026–2028 term.
According to the Prison Service, Elliot has more than 20 years of experience in prison management. It cited his involvement in officer development, human rights training and modernisation of the service.
The ACHCPS provides a forum for regional correctional leaders to share experience, develop professional standards and cooperate on prison management and reform.
Its stated objectives include promoting training, influencing legislation and administrative procedures to protect the rights of correctional workers, victims and offenders, and developing rehabilitation and post-release programmes intended to reduce reoffending. It also supports research and the exchange of information on crime prevention and corrections.
The association was formed in June 2006 during a conference of prison superintendents in Grenada and registered as a formal entity in Trinidad and Tobago in March 2008, according to reporting by the Jamaica Observer.
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