No records for many prison inmates – Anambra Chief Judge revealed

The ongoing prison visitation by the Chief Judge of Anambra State, Justice Peter Umeadi, has led to
a startling revelation that many prison inmates have no records.
Justice Umeadi began the annual goal-oriented visits to Onitsha Prisons on June 1, 2015, and Aguata Prisons, Wednesday.
He will round off the exercise with a visit to Awka Prisons today.
At the Onitsha Prisons, the Chief Judge released 13 inmates- 10 males and three females -while six persons were released at Aguata Prisons.
One major discovery by the chief judge so far is that many inmates, especially the Awaiting Trial Men, ATM, have no records that would enable lawyers and prison officials prosecute their cases in courts.
Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of special duties and protocol at the state high court, Mr. Eugene Agbasionwe, said in a statement in Awka, yesterday that one of the major reasons for the yearly exercise was to ensure that people were not unduly incarcerated in prison custody.
According to him, efforts will be made to ensure that all inmates had proper records, so that they do not suffer unduly.