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    "id": 505759,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mohamed Abdi",
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        "legal_name": "Mohamed Abdi Haji Mohamed",
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    "content": "Our criminal justice system is not a perfect one up to now. We know there are many people who are serving long sentences behind bars not because they are criminals but because of some errors in the justice system. Therefore, as much as we want to give dignity to these people, we know that we cannot do much about the fate of people who have been wrongly imprisoned and put behind bars. What we can do for them now that our system is not perfect is to give them dignity and a human face in the conditions of the places they are in. Two is about people who are serving sentences. When you go to places like the Industrial Area Remand Centre today to visit a friend, relative or constituent, you will see that the situation there is pathetic because of overcrowding. What this Bill seeks to do is to decongest such places, give room and so many other things. The other thing is about religious practice. Some people will serve their lives in prison. For example, if they profess the Muslim faith, they will be expected to practise their religion in that place. Due to the conditions we are in today, they will not be able to attain that. However, with the passing of this Bill those requirements will become a reality. What I want to finally say and tell the House is that the passage of this Bill means that we need to vote more money to these correctional centres so that all these good things we see here can be a reality. As we speak today, if more money is not put into those correctional centres then this will just be paper work. So, I support."
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