Cruel punishment?

The Editor: In the San Fernando High Court, Justice Malcolm Holdip placed a young offender on a bond and warned him that if the bond were broken, he would most likely be imprisoned. Justice Holdip then told the offender, “You will be sexually assaulted in prison. They will rape you.” (quoted in the press). Having openly stated this in High Court, is it now lawful for Justice Holdip, or for any other Justice, to imprison offenders in the knowledge that they will be subjected to cruel and illegal punishment?

Nigel Gains
Maraval