Mr Bright Debrah, Coordinator of Zera Mission non-governmental organization in the Bono, Ahafo and Bono East, has added his voice to the calls for Community Sentencing to be made part of the nation's sentencing regime. He notes that Community Sentencing will better reform offenders as they also gain skills which will make them employable.
According to the Sanitation ambassador Mr Bright Debrah, Community sentencing will water down the effect of people who have decided to commit crimes with impunity because they have the money to pay for their offenses.
Non-Custodial Sentence or Alternative Sentence refers to a punishment given by a court of law that does not involve a prison term.
Mr. Bright Debrah also reiterated that the proposal is to look at offenses whose punishments do not attract more than a sentence of three years or a fine or both.
“So if there is an offense which says you have to go to jail for three years, the judge will have the discretion to say instead of you to go to jail for the state to feed you, let's save that money and use you for something in the community at no cost. At the end of the day, the state benefits, and you also benefit. *CUE: MR DEBRAH*
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