COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY 
 
The 36th Legislature’s Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety will meet on Thursday, 
July 16, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. in the Frits E. Lawaetz Conference Room on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands to 
consider the following official agenda. 
 
OFFICIAL AGENDA 
 
BLOCK I 
 
The Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety will receive an update on the operations 
of the V.I. Bureau of Corrections to include but not limited to the following: 
 
• Status of the federal consent decree and payments made to the independent monitoring team.  
• Status on staffing (including recruitment and retention), staff safety, healthcare, sanitation and fire 
safety at all Bureau of Corrections facilities and at facilities where inmates are housed. 
• Status of all capital projects and capital improvement projects.  
 
Invited Testifier(s): 
 
 
 
 
 
BLOCK II 
 
Bill No. 36-0301 - An act amending title 14 Virgin Islands Code prohibiting incarcerated persons from 
possessing or using electronic communication or recording devices (Sponsored by: Senator Kenneth L. 
Gittens) 
 
Invited Testifiers: 
 
 
 
 
Honorable Wynnie Testamark 
Director 
V.I. Bureau of Corrections 
 
Honorable Wynnie Testamark 
Director 
V.I. Bureau of Corrections 
 
 
 
 
 
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Bill No. 36-0231 - An act amending title 5 Virgin Islands Code, subtitle 3, part III, chapter 401, by adding 
section 4507a to establish procedures for inmate transfers outside of the Virgin Islands. (Sponsored by: 
Senator Kenneth L. Gittens 
 
Invited Testifiers: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Block III 
 
Bill No. 36-0242 - An act amending title 5 Virgin Islands Code, subtitle 3, part I, chapter 305, subchapter 
I, section3561, subsection (a), by granting peace officer status to enforcement officers of the Virgin Islands 
Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation. (Sponsored by: Senator Alma Francis Heyliger) 
 
Invited Testifiers: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
cc: All Senators 
 
Legislative Staff 
 
Media 
Honorable Wynnie Testamark 
Director 
V.I. Bureau of Corrections 
Honorable Gordon Rhea, Esq. 
Attorney General of the Virgin Islands 
Virgin Islands Department of Justice 
 
Attorney Martial A. Webster, Sr. 
Owner 
Law Offices of Martial A. Webster, Sr., P.C. 
 
 
 
Honorable Vincent L. Roberts 
Commissioner 
V.I. Department of Sports, Parks & Recreation 
Honorable Mario Brooks 
Commissioner 
V.I. Police Department