Beau-Bassin Prison: A 27-Year-Old Dies in Cell, Family Demands Justice and Truth

Jeff Axel Perrine, a 27-year-old resident of Résidence Rose in Notre-Dame, Montagne-Longue, was found dead in his cell at Beau-Bassin Central Prison on Friday, May 1st. He was discovered seated on his bed, with his face bowed towards the ground, holding a piece of paper in his right hand.

The prison doctor pronounced him dead at 8:33 AM on May 1st, and at 1:34 PM, his death was reported to the Barkly police. Several officers and personnel were present...