June 24, 1999 JANJANGBUREH (FORMERLY GEORGETOWN) PRISON CENTRAL RIVER DIVISION (CRD) We arrived at the prison by 9.45am. The officer in charge of the prison — Mr. Momodou I. Jarra (Ag. Deputy Commissioner of Prison welcomed the team). At the prison, the Special Rapporteur had discussions with the officer in charge of the prison, inspected the facilities at the prison and also had discussions with prisoners. Information collected from the officer in charge of Janjangbureh prison The Officer in Charge of the prison gave information to the Special Rapporteur on the following: • Location of the Prison: The Janjangbureh prison is approximately 300 kilometers away from Banjul. Janjangbureh is 283km upstream and its is accessible to some small craft'. Janjangbureh prison is a rural prison and it is under the Central River Division (CRD). • The Prison Population: The Capacity of the Janjangbureh Prison is 80 but as at June 24, 1999 there were 64 inmates (52 convicted prisoners and 12 remand prisoners). • Divisions utilising the Prison: The prison receives suspects/prisoners from the following Divisions: North Bank Division Lower River Division - Upper River Division Central River Division Kalabi Division • The Nature of the Prison: The prison serves as a camp to hold prisoners waiting to be transferred to Banjul. It does not hold prisoners with high sentences. Political prisoners, lifers and those with Death Penalties are also not kept in this prison. I See R.J Harrison Church "The Gambia: Physical and Social Geography", pp. 473 22