Cases for detainees kept at the Bomana metropolitan jail have been manageable over the years with no breakout recorded since Kapris’ escape.
The country’s criminal track administrator judge, Justice Panuel Mogish, told UPNG law students today that despite Waigani having the biggest jurisdiction and number of people at Bomana, everyone is kept at bay.
He attributed this to the good working relationship between the courts at Waigani, in managing the detainee’s cases, and those at Bomana.
Compared to the other prisons around the country, he said the situation at Bomana is contained with prisoners doing outreach programs.
Justice Mogish is also in charge of Central Province criminal cases and his team have been visiting the gazetted court facilities in his province to conduct court sittings, at the same time hold court user forums.
“Facilities in central circuit are very bad but we go out there to show people the courts exist,” Justice Mogish said.
“We bring the courts to the people and it's worked pretty well for Central. And that's due to decentralisation of power.”
Central Province has had its headquarters at Konedonbu for last 40 years.
He said as of last year, all criminal cases for Central were completed.
“The next court circuit for the Central Province will be in July.
“We have 12 fresh Committal cases coming in,” he added.