In the wake off several recent prison breaks in American Samoa, the governor has announced plans for a new security wall around the Territorial Correctional Facility.
American Samoa's Territorial Correctional Facility. Photo: RNZI Monica Miller
Lolo Matalasi Maliga said the government had looked at what needed to be done to keep inmates from escaping.
He said its decision was for a concrete wall around the jail to replace the current steel fence.
The bill to authorise spending on a new jail wall is expected to be submitted to the Fono later this week.