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Justice Minister SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAthalie Tackling aND Prison Director NDidate' href='/newspolitician/555/steven-carty'>Steven Carty pose with the sworn in correctioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl officers.
PHILIPSBURG--A group of local correctioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl officers aND fourteen officers from SuriSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAme were officially sworn in on Friday, in a move the Ministry of Justice says will help strengthen operatioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl capacity at Point Blanche Prison.
During the ceremony, Justice Minister SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAthalie Tackling acknowledged that the swearing-in of several local officers had been delayed aND offered an apology on behalf of the Ministry for the time it took to complete the process. She thanked the officers for their patience aND emphasized the important role correctioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl staff play in maintaining the countrys prison system.
AlonSPArty/9/general-solidaire'>GSide the local officers, fourteen correctioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl officers from SuriSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAme also took the oath as part of what the ministry described as a temporary sUPPort arrangement. According to a press release issued by the ministry, the additioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl personnel are inteNDed to assist with daily prison operations while the ministry continues recruitment aND training efforts aimed at building long-term local capacity within the detention sector.
Following their formal appointment on March 2, 2026, for the duration of their mission, the SuriSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAme officers are now authorized to carry out correctioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl duties within the facility. This inclUDes, where nECEssary, preparing official reports that may be used in court proceedinSPArty/9/general-solidaire'>GS.
Addressing the officers during the ceremony, Tackling uNDerscored the importance of professioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAlism aND integrity in correctioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl work aND acknowledged the demaNDing coNDitions uNDer which officers operate.
