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COTE D'IVOIRE: Malnutrition concerns in country’s prisons

DAKAR Tuesday, September 02, 2008 (IRIN) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has launched a nutritional feeding programme at the main prison in Abidjan after the incidence of beriberi, a sickness linked to vitamin deficiency, reached epidemic levels. The ICRC says it first detected the illness in Abidjan’s Maison d’arrêt et de correction d’Abidjan (MACA), the largest prison in the city housing 5,400 prisoners in a space intended for 1,500, in 2002. An emergency programme...

Soldiers, Civilians Returned to Mile 2

Two military officers and three civilians were yesterdayreturned to the Mile Two State Central Prisons, as their case could not proceedat the Criminal Division of the Banjul High Court. They are Amadou Bailo Camara, Mankamang Sanneh, and MamadiDarboe who are civilians; and Sgt Balla Musa Saidy and Sgt Modou Lamin Bah ofthe Military Police. Lawyer Borry Touray, who represented the 4thand 5thaccused persons, objected to one of the counts- that is conspiracy - before the accused persons could take...

NIA Officers Returned to Mile II

The two NIA operatives Demba Sowe and Abubacarr Jallowstanding trial for abuse of office were yesterday returned to the Mile TwoCentral Prisons, as they could not fulfil the bail bonds.It could be recalled that the two NIA operative Demba Soweand Abubacarr Jallow are facing a charge of abuse of office before PrincipalMagistrate Edrissa Mbai. The alleged offence revealed that the two accused personsbetween February and March 2008 in Banjul, Kololi and diverse places abusedtheir authority by...

David Colley Back as Prison Boss

The recent death of Mrs Agnes Rose Klu, the late Commissioner of Prisons, has culminated in the reappointment of David Colley, himself the penultimate occupant of the post, this paper can confirm. Sources said that Mr Colley even reported to work last Friday but did not enter his office. “When he came, he did not enter his office. He was sitting at the stores,” our source said. Mr David Colley served in the post for many years before he was arrested on 5thJune 2007, sacked, detained and...

Ex- prison Director-general Speaks out, Denies Allegations Advanced

The former director-general of Prisons, Mr. David Colley, on Thursday October 4th 2007, opened his defence before magistrate B.Y Camara of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court. In his testimony, the accused David Colley told the court that until very recently he was the director of prisons; that he understands he is before the court for two (2) counts – charges of stealing the sum of D27, 000.00 and also a new brand new generator valued at D35, 000.00. He said he denied all the allegations preferred...

Drug Trafficker Bags 15-Year Jail Term

A five-year jail term was lately imposed on a 30-year-old resident of Serekunda in Kanifing municipality for drug-related offences. Bala Gitteh would also spend 10 years in prisons if the verdict delivered by magistrate Edrissa Mbai of Brikama Magistrates’ Court was any guide. Gitteh was early this year found in possession of 23kg and 220g of cannabis sativa. 

David Colley to answer to theft charges

Magistrate B Y Camara of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court, yesterday upheld the submission made by Inspector Touray, Prosecution Officer in the ongoing theft case against David Colley, former Director of Prisons, that he has a case to answer on the alleged theft charges levelled against him. In his ruling, Magistrate Camara, said he has carefully looked and scrutinised the submission made by both the prosecution and the defence. He added that the prosecution bears the burden of proving...

David Colley has a case to answer

-Says BY Camara Magistrate BY Camara of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court yesterday ruled that Mr. David Colley, former Director of Prisons, has a case to answer in connection with the allegation of theft preferred against him by the state. The ruling was in respect of a no-case submission made by the defence counsel, Lawyer Antouman Gaye, to which the police prosecutor, inspector Touray, has since responded. In his ruling Magistrate Camara stated that the accused person was facing a very...

Magistrate B.Y. Camara Gets Tough

Magistrate B.Y. Camara of Banjul Magistrates’ Court was last Tuesday in no mood to temper justice with mercy when he sent a notorious criminal to jail for five years without any alternative of court fine. Ebou Mbowe celebrated for his notoriety in Banjul and the surroundings, could now be confined to the walls of the prisons following his plea of guilty to a charge of robbery. 847 Badjie, prosecuting, adduced that on 5 September of this year at Serekunda car park on Mosque Road in Banjul, Ebou...

KENYA: Slow response to high HIV rates in prisons

The problem of HIV in Kenya's prisons - where prevalence is about twice the national average - will remain unsolved as long as homosexuality is illegal, and prevention efforts remain out of reach, experts have warned. "We know homosexuality exists in the prisons, but our hands are tied because of the illegal nature of sodomy under our laws," Mary Chepkong'a, head of the Kenya Prisons Service AIDS Control Unit, told IRIN/PlusNews. "Because of the law, we cannot provide them with condoms to...