Justice Opeyemi Oke, Chief Judge of Lagos State has said petty offenders will no longer be sentenced to prison terms
“So long as they are prepared to take responsibility for their actions and the harm they have caused system,” she said. She listed some of the highlights of the ACJL Practice Direction to include tightening the pre-trial remand procedure to address the challenge of awaiting trial inmates, introduction of the plea bargain protocol to encourage plea deals and decongest the criminal division docket and introduction of case management protocol to ensure that the prosecution and defence are properly prepared before trial opens.
“They are in our prisons with hardened criminals and by the time they come out, they have been initiated into a life of crime and are ready to spread terror, death and destruction in their post-prison escapades,” she said.
Great idea for alternative sentence programs. They can sweep Lagos street and pick trash on roadside.
U will only increase petty crime on the street, there should be a deterrent way to say: crime is a zero tolerance.
Good move
You don't have to announce it in the media in order not to encourage it across our communities. Something's are best implemented quietly to avoid abuses. Good decision though. Let's subject them to instant community service.
Would she be able to have the courage to imprison super offenders? Hahahehe 😁😃😎
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