General News of Wednesday, 13 May 2020Source: GNAPrison conditions changed me - Justice Honyenuga confessesJustice Clemence Jackson HonyenugaJustice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, an Appeal Court Judge, nominated for the Supreme Court has confessed to the Appointment Committee of Parliament that the Justice For All Programme transformed him from “a hard judge into a soft one”. However, his experience with conditions in the country’s prisons as result of the Justice For All Programme made him to become a changed person and now advocate of softer punishment for offences against the law. Responding to questions at the vetting Justice Honyenuga explained that the Justice for All Programme has been beneficial in terms of access to justice and helping to decongest various prisons in the country. He said as of 2019, the remand population has reduced to 13 per cent of the total prison population. Justice Honyenuga also emphasized that the programme had helped to reduce the workload of the courts because during the sittings at the prisons they were able to dispose of some pending cases.

Source: GhanaWeb May 13, 2020 03:11 UTC