The Legacy of the British Legal System Continues to Inflict Misery in Sierra Leone, in The Nation

Written By Mara Kardas-Nelson

Sierra Leone’s prisons, jails and courts are severely overcrowded. Many of the people behind bars are accused of petty crimes like loitering. I trace the colonial history of such offenses and their impact on the country’s legal system today.

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Mara Kardas-Nelson
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