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Maintain fair-play in remanding minor offenders and hardened criminals — Minister of Justice, Fagbemi
The Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi has called for the implementation of noncustodial measures and sentencing guidelines under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 to reduce the number of awaiting trial inmates.
Fagbemi made the call at the two-day workshop on the Implementation of Non-custodial Measure and Sentencing Guidelines under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 on Monday, December 4 2023, in Abuja.
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The AGF was represented by Leticia Ayoola-Daniels, Director of the Administration of Criminal Justice and Reforms Department/ Correctional Unit of the Federal Ministry of Justice. He also encouraged trial judges to stop remanding minor offenders with dangerous criminals, which he said led to them being introduced into a life of crime rather than being reformed.
He stated that the goal of non-custodial measures is to discover viable alternatives to incarceration for offenders.
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