Nineteen '19' year old woman committed suicide in Lakes State, Rumbek East County

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  The local police of Lakes State confirmed that a 19 year old woman committed suicide in the County of Rumbek East in the village of Meen-Wal and the police withheld the deceased name for unknown reason.  This is not the first time for the young girls to commit suicide in the State, the first case was reported to the authorities  two days ago after a young girl committed suicide in Wulu County.  While speaking to the Media, Police Spokesperson Maj. Elijah Mabor Makwach said that, the police are conducting thorough investigation on why there is a rampant rise of suicide amongst girls in Lakes State.  “We have recorded several cases of suicide with the most recent being a 19-year-old girl who committed a suicide in Meen-wal village in Rumbek East County and the investigation is still ongoing to identify the cause of the suicide because the cases are rising. Last week alone, two suicide cases were reported,” Maj. Mabor said.  Lakes State Police Spokesperson further said that, they have b
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Seventeen (17) Petty Crime Offenders To Be Released From Juba Central Prison

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Seventeen inmates have been set free from Juba Central Prison after release bond was paid by legal aid organizations.

The convicts are criminals who have committed petty offences like alcohol, quarrels burglary and domestic violence. 

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Two legal aids group paid a total of 1 million SSP for the petty crime offenders to be released. 

The humanitarian organizations responsible for the petty offenders release are: Legal Aid and Human rights organization and the Appeal Association. 

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The executive director of legal aid and human rights organization Mr. John Leek said that the inmates will be released next week. 

Mr. Leek further said that inmates serving six months to 3 years will be released immediately from prison. 

“We, in solidarity with our partners, were able to release 17 inmates from Juba Central Prison, and this is considered a preliminary step. We have a plan to release 50 inmates next week,” Mr. Leek said. 

“We and two partners cooperated with the prison administration in studying issues subject to release.”-Mr.Leek. 

One, Advocate Mr. Reech Ring Bol appeals to the attorney General to Review petty offenders cases so as to ease over crowding at the Prison. 

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“Inmates in South Sudan are suffering, and there are attempts by lawyers to provide some assistance. Here in the prison, there are many who are due to small amounts of fines,” Bol said. 

He further said that many prisoners facing jail time have never been tried and legal aid should be accorded to them. 

“You may find people who stay in prison for a period of four years more than the penalty prescribed for the crime This is due to the absence of states in allocating or making use of the legal aid privileges approved by Parliament.”- Bol said. 

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“This caused the death of some in prisons, so we, as lawyers, appeal to the Ministry of Justice to play the role assigned to it, and it has control over the procedures before the trial.”

Overcrowding at Juba Central Prison is now proving to be the soft underbelly of the country's biggest correctional facility.


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