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Facilitating Prisoner Releases in Liberia
Last modified 2008-05-19 23:28
Recently, PF Liberia aided the release of 36 prisoners held for more than 180 days without trial in Monrovia Central Prison and Kakata Prison Centre.
According to Francis Kollie, PF Liberia executive director, these
prisoners had been held beyond the legal limits for pre-trial detention
and most had committed minor crimes. In assisting these prisoners, the
national ministry provided financial assistance through the payment of
bond fees to the courts. At the same time, PF Liberia included
restorative justice processes by facilitating meetings between the
prisoners and their victims to discuss the crime and work out various
issues related to it and the prisoners’ release.
May 2008