In a recent tweet, BBCAfrica's Umaru Fofana highlighted a grave concern plaguing SierraLeone - the alarming state of overcrowding in its correctional facilities. He stated that as of October 2, 2023,...
In a distressing turn of events, Sierra Leone's Pademba Correctional Center grapples with severe overcrowding, currently accommodating a staggering 2,097 inmates, far exceeding its original capacity of...
Supreme Court Judge, Justice Alusine Sesay has released 44 convicts at Mafanta Correctional Center for various offences for which they were serving jail terms in the North-East Region. The 44 convicted...
Musician Boss La who is currently serving his jail term at the Male Correctional Center on Pademba Road in Freetown has embarked on an anti-kush campaign as he is about to release a civic education song...
Three accused individuals Musa Kamara Morison, Abdulai Laborers, and Ibrahim Kejemeh Dauda, a kekeh rider, have been remanded at the Male Correctional Center on Pademba Road in Freetown by Magistrate Santigie...
A 27-year-old teacher called Osman D. Kamara was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment at the Male Correctional Centre in Freetown after he was found guilty of sexually penetrating an eight-year-old girl. The...
Magistrate Marke Ngegba of the Freetown Magistrate Court has remanded ten accused persons for unlawful possession of Kush. The ten accused persons were brought before the court and are standing trial...
Theresa Masuba who identified herself as a Social Service Officer at the Ministry of Social Welfare has led evidence before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Ross Road Court No.1 after a thief allegedly broke...
Abu Bakarr Fayoma, a 20-year-old military officer, has been denied bail in connection with an alleged theft of military property. Amara Joseph Bundu, the complainant and a military officer residing at...
A 19-year-old mason, Mohamed Kamara made an appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of the Ross Road Court No1 in Freetown for an alleged housebreaking and larceny contrary to section 26(1) of the Larceny...
