Justice Investment Options 

Gender assessment of career opportunities and obstacles in Prisons Review pay/grade terms and conditions Establish prison / health partnership with Ministry of Health Recruit additional technical training staff to work in the prisons Expand in-prison vocational & rehabilitation programs based on an assessment of demand for skills in the employment market, and within prisons (eg: mechanics to maintain police/prison vehicles). carpentry (schools & health clinics), and horticulture / farming. Partner with external agencies to provide prisoners with educational services. Ensure prison buildings/structures are secure and cells adequately ventilated (including fans where the temperature requires) and lit. Stabilise electrical power or install back-up generators in each prison Invest in adequate hygiene & sanitation (kitchens and washing / toilet areas) and stabilise water supply. Establish and equip workshops in prisons (mechanics, carpentry, tailoring etc). Expand horticulture in prisons with agricultural land. Engage disabled persons' interest organisations to make recommendations for improving access for disabled persons in prison Provide space adequate for visitors to meet with prisoners. Adequate provision of basic health equipment (PPE, refrigerator, surgical, sterilisation, examination beds) and medical supplies (basic medicines for common illnesses/disease) in prisons. Procure key vehicles (truck for ration, ambulance, mobile prison van and pick-ups). Procure adequate office equipment (including computers, printers, p/copiers, toner (+ maintenance contracts and scanners), furnishings & stationery (including admission, property & other registers, colour codes files and filing cabinets) in all prisons. Provide prisoners with adequate bedding in line with local custom and ambient temperature. Review & upgrade kitchen cooking facilities. Authorise accredited paralegals to provide advice and assistance to sentenced prisoners on appeal. Authorise accredited paralegals to provide advice and assistance to remand prisoners to link them to a lawyer / their families / the courts. Review and revise the system of prisoner classification in accordance with global good practice Train Prison leadership and senior staff (prison management, case management & risk assessment) Conduct full Training Needs Assessment (TNA) in line with international standards on good prison management and corrections practise and develop standardised in-service training courses (all ranks). Review complaints mechanism for prisoners and formal complaints procedures Allocate specific funding to EHRC to maintain annual inspection visits to all places of detention. Develop vehicle fleet management policy Ensure adequate separation of prisoners: remand from sentenced; men from women; and adult men from young persons. Conduct assessment of prisoner record management systems (admissions/transfers/release). Review measurements of prison holding capacity in line with international standards Set up a research & data centre in RPC and FPC Gender assessment of career opportunities and obstacles for Judges Improve security of judges at work and at home. Set up a research & data centre in the FSC and RSC Establish information / advice centres at court. Provide interpretation services in all courts and in areas with concentrations of displaced persons Expand recording equipment and transcription services Publish court fees and charges all courts Rehabilitate / adapt courts (access to disabled, witness and interview rooms (safe spaces) and public toilets men/women/disabled). Engage disabled persons' interest organisations to make recommendations for improving access for disabled persons at court. Stabilise electrical power or install back up (generator) in all courts. Install court libraries (laws, commentaries) Install internet all courts Procure adequate office equipment (computers, printers, p/copiers, toner (+ maintenance contracts), fans, secure filing cabinets + stationery including court registers) Establish court website with court judgments, FSC directives & circulars, cause listing and warning of witnesses and parties Procure vehicles for Judiciary (esp in remote Woreda courts) Institute court appointed lawyers / legal assistance where the interests of justice require Develop non-custodial (community-centred) sanctions for minor offences and young offenders Expand use of restorative justice, alternative & traditional dispute resolution (TDR) mechanisms where they are in the interests of justice. Cross-institutional training courses in child justice and diversion in practice. Refresher courses to judges on sentencing practice and principles JAC needs assessment (ensure adequately resourced to fulfil role) Invest in regular meetings of justice practitioners at district level (judiciary, police, custodial corps, PP, legal service providers, elders) to coordinate local justice services Gender assessment of career opportunities and obstacles for Police Review pay/grade terms and conditions Review complaints mechanism for the public and formal complaints procedures Establish women and child units in selected police stations Recruit and train police investigators (esp. women). Provide safe spaces at Woreda police for vulnerable persons (gender desks / separate rooms / buildings) Engage disabled persons' interest organisations to make recommendations for improving access for disabled persons at Woreda police. Rehabilitate / adapt Woreda police stations (access to disabled, public toilets men/women/disabled). Stabilise electrical power or install back up (generator) at Woreda police stations Equip with vehicles (crime scene investigation) Review of forensic laboratory services Equip police with radios and modern communications (including internet). Procure adequate office equipment (computers, printers, p/copiers, scanner, toner (+ maintenance contracts), secure filing cabinets, fans ) Stock police with stationery, forms, registers etc Stock police with PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Institute joint police / PP case preparation Establish legal advice / assistance for detainees at police Cross-institutional training courses in child justice and diversion in practice. Conduct TNA for police Provide training for the police on the rights of displaced persons Allocate specific funding to EHRC to maintain annual inspection visits to all places of detention. Review vehicle fleet management policy. Gender assessment of career opportunities and obstacles for Public Prosecutors Improve security of PPs at work and at home. Rehabilitate / adapt PP branch offices (safe spaces, access to disabled, public toilets men/women/disabled). Engage disabled persons' interest organisations to make recommendations for improving access for disabled persons at PP offices. PP branch offices equipped (computers, printers, scanners, p/copiers, toner (+ maintenance contracts), fans, secure filing cabinets and access to internet). Equip PP branch offices with laws and commentaries Procure vehicles for PPs to access remote areas Cross-institutional training courses in child justice and diversion in practice. Institute joint police / PP case preparation Conduct Training Needs Assessment for PP (including joint training with police investigators) Cross-institutional training courses in child justice and diversion in practice. Review procedures for public legal aid provision with a view to simplifying processes and maximising access Recruit, train and resource Public Defenders Gender assessment of career opportunities and obstacles for Public Defenders Establish paralegal advisory services at police. Establish paralegal advisory services at court. Establish paralegal advisory services in prison in support of unsentenced prisoners. Establish paralegal advisory services in prison in support of sentenced prisoners. Establish paralegal advisory services in refugee camps, IDP camps, and in settlements with high concentrations of displaced persons Provide office space for PDs. Engage disabled persons' interest organisations to make recommendations for improving access for disabled persons at PD offices. PD offices equipped (computers, printers, scanners, p/copiers, toner (+ maintenance contracts), fans, secure filing cabinets and access to internet). Equip PD offices with laws and commentaries Cross-institutional training courses in child justice and diversion in practice. Procure vehicles for transporting PDs (including attending at remote courts). Procure motorcycles for paralegals / ULC students Develop and implement resource plan to operationalise ULCs and expand coverage nationally Standardise and expand Student Practice Rules nationally Establish information / advice centres in refugee camps, IDP camps and in areas with large concentrations of displaced persons Develop national legal awareness campaign (laws, rights, legal aid services). Develop accredited paralegal training course / diploma, drawing on existing good practice Establish a national Bar Association Visualise, publish and distribute to all police stations, prisons and courts materials on legal aid services Expand Public / Private Partnerships between OPD, ULCs, NGOs to enhance coverage and outreach of legal services. Survey public awareness of laws, rights & legal aid services at regular intervals. Train paralegals in first legal aid services in police, courts and prison. Conduct periodic surveys of public confidence in the rule of law Strengthen mechanisms to prevent external interference in the judicial process Establish data / statistics unit (in each institution at district & regional levels) Equip & furnish each data / statistics unit with office equipment (computers, printers, p/copiers, toner (+ maintenance contracts), fans, secure filing cabinets + stationery). Institute case management information systems (CMIS) across all institutions (police, courts, PP, PD and prisons). Train data / statistic unit members in each institution. Train police,PPs, judicial administrative staff and prison police on CMIS Train customary elders (in communities and in displaced persons' camps and settlements) on referral mechanisms for serious crimes, GBV and child justice. Institute continuous legal education (annually) to judiciary, PPs, PD and lawyers in practise. Develop guidelines for cases to be referred to TDR by police, PP and courts. Develop guidelines for cases to be referred to police and courts by elders / TDR mechanisms.