President Adama Barrow’s recent decision to grant clemency to 37 inmates across the country’s correctional facilities continues to generate headlines. More people are making their voice heard, denouncing the fact that “convicted rapists” are part of the clemency recipient list. “Well, we recognize that the President under our laws has[Read More…]
Tag: Mile 2
Who Raped Sainabou Mbye’s Sister?
The unanswered question as to who raped Sainabou Mbye’s sister came to the fore once again following the acquittal of Sainabou of charges of involvement in her son’s death. The Mbye sisters gained notoriety sometime this year after Sainabou Mbye reported her husband to the police for allegedly raping and[Read More…]
Dr. Abubakary Jawara Foundation To Fit Mile II With CCTV Cams Soon
A little over 70 CCTV cameras will be fitted in the State Central Prison thanks to the instrumentality of Dr. Abubakary Jawara Foundation. Work commences soon. The foundation hopes the installation of CCTV cameras at Mile II will mark another turning point in prisons administration as the expectation is that[Read More…]
Prison Was Built For Punishment Not Reformation – GPS DG
The Director General of the Gambia Prisons Services (GPS), Ansumana Manneh, has said that the State Central Prison was built without rehabilitation in mind. “The prison was built by colonial masters and it was not for rehabilitation but punishment,” DG Manneh said at the presentation of ceiling fans, mattresses and[Read More…]
GACH Boss Invited To Mile II
The Director General of the Gambia Prisons Services (GPS) has extended an invitation to Dr. Abubakary Jawara to visit the State Central Prison to see how he can help the penitentiary. On Friday, Dr. Abubakary Jawara Foundation reached out to the GPS by donating it 25 giant ceiling fans and[Read More…]
Lady Charged After Confessing To Staging Crime
The 33-year-old lady, who sometime this year lodged a complaint of being bewitched by an old beggar woman to surrender D250,000 to her(beggar),has been charged with giving false information to a public officer, the police said on Friday. Isatou Drammeh has been remanded on bail, awaiting trial after being charged[Read More…]
Gambia: Ex-Prisons Boss In Police Net
(JollofNews) – A former head of Gambia’s prison service who was sacked last week has been arrested and detained by police. David Colley was picked up on Monday and is said to be helping police with their investigation into undisclosed matters. Mr Colley’s arrest is part of a crackdown by[Read More…]
Gambia’s Long Serving Prison Boss David Colley Fired
(JollofNews) – President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has fired the head of the country’s notorious Mile Two Prisons, days after he vowed to improve the conditions of jails across the country. David Colley, Gambia’s long serving prisons commissioner, was sent packing Friday. No reasons was given for his sacking.[Read More…]
Gambia: The Significance Of Visiting The Prisons By Ministers Of Interior And Justice
(JollofNews) – On Monday February 13, the ministers of the Interior and Justice visited the main prison compound in the Gambia at Mile 2. This is the first of its kind in modern Gambia to have such high level state officials visit the prisons. What is even more historic about[Read More…]
Sickening Pictures Inside Gambia’s Mile Two Prisons
(JollofNews) – Sickening pictures have emerged from inside the Gambia’s notorious Mile Two Central Prison were thousands of prisoners including opponents of former president Yahya Jammeh were once held. The first pictures of the prisons were posted on Facebook by pro-democracy activist Dr Amadou Scatterred Janneh following a surprised visit[Read More…]
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