Eight years later: Most recommendations for Point Blanche Prison Still Not Implemented

A follow-up inspection by the Law Enforcement Council, with fieldwork conducted from June to October 2025, has found that most previous recommendations for the Sint Maarten Penitentiary remain largely unimplemented. The Council determined significant delays in adopting its own recommendations and those from the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT). Of the Council's seven recommendations, one was fully implemented, one partially, and five were not. Regarding two CPT recommendations, the renovation of isolation cells was completed, but the introduction of a registry for the use of force has not occurred. The inspection focused on the treatment of detainees, social reintegration, and isolation cells.