Prison restraint chair hated by inmates exists, minister admits, ‘but locked away somewhere’ Opposition accuses home affairs minister Byron Camilleri of twisting facts over alleged use of a punishment chair at the Corradino Correctional Facility 4 March 2021, 11:52am by Karl Azzopardi The minister was interviewed on TVM’s L-Erbgħa Fost il-Gimgħa together with Opposition spokesperson Beppe Fenech Adami. A number of reports were released in the last months over the use of a punishment chair on inmates by Corradino Correctional Facility workers. While Camilleri denied the existence or use of a punishment chair, he did say that a restraint chair had been used to calm down an inmate. “If you have someone who is hurting himself, other prisoners or officials, what do you prefer? Restraint measures being used as a last resort? Or that they are tasered or stopped in other ways?” Camilleri said.