Mr. Hubert Dean

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  RJR Regional News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/31/2004    Last Visited: 12/31/2004  

  Acting Commissioner of Prisons, Hubert Dean, told reporters that dealing with inmates high on drugs was a safety concern for other prisoners and staff.He has since pledged to continue the hunt for narcotics within prison walls.
  
  Mr. Dean returned to head the Westgate facility after a Jamaican, John Prescod, was fired.

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  Royal Gazette - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/4/2005    Last Visited: 8/5/2005  

  Prison Commissioner Hubert Dean has called for tougher measures against inmates who spurn programmes and who use Westgate as a virtual hotel.He said the automatic one third remission for prisoners who stay out of trouble should be withdrawn so prisoners who don't show an interest in rehabilitation have to serve a full term.And he said time should only be shaved off a sentence for those who do comply with the programmes.Currently prisoners are eligible for parole automatically after serving one third of their sentence.Some critics of the current set up have called for 23-hour-a-day lock-down for prisoners who avoid training and corrective behaviour programmes.But Mr. Dean said this would only give some prisoners what they wanted.
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  Such convicts should be registered and electronically tagged said Mr. Dean who said the community had a right to know of sex offenders living in their midst."In other jurisdictions you know if you have a sex offender in your area.There should be some sort of register to keep track."Tagging had been suggested by Government for some offenders although no details were given and Mr. Dean said he had heard nothing about it since."I would like to see more home monitoring." Electronic monitoring of inmates jailed for civil debt and traffic violations could free up prison space said Mr. Dean who said they could be put on community service."It would mean they could only move about at a certain time, it's very restrictive for them."I would certainly like to use it for work release."Mr. Dean denied reports there were not enough programmes for inmates and said the prison offered carpentry and mechanics and air conditioning while motor body work and painting might soon be introduced at Westgate.He said the prison was about to hook up with the Bermuda College to offer a culinary arts programme.

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  Royal Gazette - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 11/4/2004  

  Acting Prison Commissioner Hubert Dean said he is launching an investigation into the assault.
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  White is currently being kept in Isolation in Maximum Security at the prison, Mr. Dean said, and is on a suicide watch.
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  Mr. Dean said Prison staff have noticed that White appears to be depressed.

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  Royal Gazette - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 8/6/2004  

  Restoring professionalism: Acting Prisons Commissioner Hubert Dean
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  New Acting Prison Commissioner Hubert Dean has urged a back-to-basics approach after hitting out at sloppy performance levels.And he has pledged to work with staff rather than against them to raise standards and morale in a demoralised corrections system.Mr. Dean replaces John Prescod, who was axed after clashing with staff and failing to implement agreed reforms.
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  Yesterday, Mr. Dean said he was confident the system could be improved and he could fulfil his brief of handing over the top post to another Bermudian successor."I like a challenge and this truly will be challenge," he said."The biggest challenge will be sorting out some of the personnel issues that have occurred. "(I'd like) just to get back to some sort of level of professionalism and restore the integrity this department once had."I think a lot of the professionalism has diminished (and) the level of performance."Pressed for details, he stressed he had only been in the job for three days. "But, based on the meetings I have had and some of things I have observed in this short period, I have determined we have kind of forgotten the basic requirements of the job," Mr. Dean said.
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  "I have had a rather warm reception," Mr. Dean said. He said he had been respected during his career and people had acknowledged his reputation when he returned."Of course, like in any marriage, there's always a honeymoon," he added."Right now I am in the honeymoon."He said work had started on a policy manual so officers would know what their responsibilities were.Mr. Dean said he was confident the service had people capable of taking over the reins from him but it could be two years before they were ready.However, he stressed he did not want the job permanently and was keen to let his successors get on with it."I was thoroughly enjoying my retirement," said Mr. Dean who is an assistant pastor at Rehoboth Church in Khyber Pass, Warwick where his wife of 34 years, Deborah, is a minister.The 56-year-old father of two has fond memories of his 28-year career in the prison service."I joined in 1974 because I wanted to make a difference in people's lives," he said."People less fortunate than myself. "My entire career was trying to see what we can do to improve the quality of life of some of the people I saw consistently returning to prison.I still feel that way."He is a firm believer in Government's Alternatives to Incarceration scheme which gives breaks on sentencing to people making an honest attempt to get off drugs.However, the prisons are more crammed than ever. Westgate has 220 inmates - 12 more than the maximum capacity while there are 380 people in the system - up by 50 from last year."I was active in ATI before my retirement.I bought into it," Mr. Dean said.

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  Royal Gazette - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 7/13/2005  

  Both Mr. Clarke and Prison Commissioner Hubert Dean told The Royal Gazette that programmes should be mandatory. Mr. Dean said even though a court could stipulate a prisoner do a certain programme upon conviction that inmate could opt out and only risk losing parole.He said Westgate had a good programme for teaching inmates life skills but he said there would be human rights considerations if a boot camp was considered.
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  Prisons boss Hubert Dean has said a prefab might be built to house the overflow of prisoners but Mr. Clarke said: "We cannot man that until we get more staff.

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  Royal Gazette - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/22/2005    Last Visited: 7/23/2005  

  Acting Prison Commissioner Hubert Dean is currently holding the post temporarily.

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  Royal Gazette - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/21/2005    Last Visited: 2/21/2005  

  Mr. Nikkel will meet with Premier Alex Scott, as well as Prison Commissioner Hubert Dean while on the Island and will join in the ministry's activities at Westgate.

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  Royal Gazette - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/11/2006    Last Visited: 5/11/2006  

  Campaign organiser Takbir Sharrieff spoke out after prison Commissioner Hubert Dean revealed he had targeted a dozen staff he blames for smuggling drugs into prison. Mr. Dean's remarks provoked the ire of the Prison Officers Association, but Mr. Sharrieff said: "The BAN group applauds his actions and believes this is the right way to go.
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  I applaud Mr. Dean for having the courage."He added: "When BAN first started, we said people in positions of authority dealing with drug dealers such as the Commissioners of Police and prisons and customs officials should have their departments randomly tested. "We would encourage Mr. Dean to randomly test his officers.We also think the Commissioner of Police should get tested - and all his officers.
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  Mr. Dean could not be reached yesterday for comment on this.

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  Royal Gazette - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/5/2006    Last Visited: 5/5/2006  

  Prison officers have reacted angrily to Commissioner Hubert Dean's claims around dozen of them are smuggling drugs and contraband into the Island's jails.Prison Officers Association (POA) chairman Craig Clarke said Mr. Dean's comments in Monday's Royal Gazette were a slur on all officers and undermined their credibility.
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  Last night Mr. Dean was sticking to his guns, although he pointed out his intention was not to discredit all the members of the Department of Corrections.

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  Royal Gazette - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/10/2006    Last Visited: 1/10/2006  

  According to Prison Commissioner Hubert Dean, he then closed his cell door and asked the chaplain for $20."Under the circumstances he felt intimidated," said Mr. Dean, explaining that the cash was handed over.He said the incident was not one he would describe as a robbery, and that Rev. Duncan, pastor at the Greater Smith Hill Church of God in Pembroke, was not assaulted."He did not report it until later that night which put us in a quandary or we would have dealt with it straight away," he added.The inmate's cell was searched, resulting in what the Commissioner described as "unauthorised articles" being found, and he was put into segregation.A written report into the incident has been ordered.Despite other media organisations reporting that prison staff at Westgate have concerns about their wellbeing, Mr. Dean said this has not been brought to his attention.However, when The Royal Gazette reported last year how assaults inside Westgate rocketed from nine to 19 during the course of 2004, Mr. Dean commented that "the type of inmates we are getting are more aggressive"

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