Staff and Inmates at the St. Thomas Jail Test Positive for COVID -19 St. Thomas, USVI –  At approximately 10:30 p.m. Sunday, August 9, 2020, the Bureau of Corrections (“BOC”) learned that a detainee at the Alexander A. Farrelly Criminal Complex on St. Thomas (the “St. Thomas Jail”) tested positive for the novel coronavirus (a/k/a/ “COVID-

Inmate’s Approved for Parole USVI -The Parole Board has reviewed eighteen (18) parole applications during June 2020 parole hearings. The Board has determined that the following inmates have met all of the requirements in IAW the V.I. parole statute, 5 V.I.C. §§ 4601-4606 and were approved for parole. Press Release – July 24, 2020 –

Governor Names New Warden for John A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility on St. Croix St. Croix, USVI – Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has appointed Mr. Juan Peña as the new warden for the John A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility on St. Croix, effective June 22, 2020. Mr. Peña has over 25 years of professional correctional