The Banjul Magistrates’ Court chaired by Principal Magistrate Muhammed Krubally last Monday issued an order for remand in custody of a Senegalese national at Mile II prison following his admission of guilt on a single-count charge of theft. Dan Faal, who claimed to have hailed from Yarakh in the Pikine[Read More…]
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Story Of Clothes Dearth At Mile II Galvanizes SK Jaiteh Into Donating To Inmates
The moving story of inmates at Mile II in dire need of clothes has not only touched the heart of prominent Gambian businessman and long-standing philanthropist Salifu K. Jaiteh, but it also spurred him into donating D250,000 worth of clothes and medications to the inmates of the State Central Prison.[Read More…]
Gambia Gov’t Under Pressure To Close Mile 2 As New Prison Project Announced
The Gambian government has bowed to growing pressure over human rights abuses at Mile 2 Central Prison, announcing plans to build a new facility that would finally allow for the closure of the country’s most notorious jail. Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dawda A. Jallow, confirmed the plan during[Read More…]
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