Remove prisons from exclusive legislative list, Delta CJ advocates Remove prisons from exclusive legislative list, Delta CJ advocates
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Delta State Chief Judge, Justice Marshal Umukoro has reiterated the need for the removal of prisons from the Exclusive Legislative List in the nation’s constitution.
According to him, the removal will enable states to address perennial congestion challenges plaguing correctional centres across the country.
The Chief judge advocated the reform in Ofuoma-Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state where he inaugurated a new magistrate court.
The call is coming in the wake of the clamour for unbundling of the prison sector by stakeholders in the administration of justice for improved conditions heightened,