(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…]
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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…]