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Liberia: Liberia: 71% of prisoners are pre-trail detainees

Liberia: Liberia: 71% of prisoners are pre-trail detainees

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with New Dawn
Published on 2024-10-02 00:54:00

The number of pretrial detainees in various prisons across the country only paints a gloomy picture of the country’s justice system.

By Lincoln G. Peters

Monrovia, October 2, 2024/At least 71% of inmates languishing behind bars in Liberia are said to be pretrial detainees, according to Liberian National Bar Association (LNBA) President Cllr. Sylvester D. Rennie.

“Even those who commit non-bailable crimes are also incarcerated. It has been observed that most of these detainees at…

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