Carribbean Governments are rethinking the practice of imprisoning regional immigrant criminals because of the cost involved.
National Security Ministers are said to be seriously considering deporting convicted criminals so that they can serve their sentences in their home countries.
According to Martin Joseph, the National Security Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, CARICOM Governments are reviewing reciprocal arrangements for deporting non-national criminals.
He says it costs too much to maintain foreign prisoners in jails in the twin island republic.Regional Governments are also concerned about the United States policy of deporting foreign criminals.
Several convicts of Caribbean origin have already been deported to the region, and there has been concern about how they are reintegrated.