Sudan has known administration of juvenile justice a long time ago as juvenile courts have been established in the country since 1948. Compositions of these courts have always included social workers. One of the most popular arrangements was the verdict of social observation through social workers. There was a department for social service, homes for convicted children separate from adult inmates and separate waiting rooms. Prison Officers College was established in 1953. Sudan has a suburb heritage in juvenile justice administration and has been enriched by the modern scientific and legislative developments at both national and international levels. The most recent arrangements in the administration of juvenile justice include the establishment of juvenile courts in a number of states and the directive of HE the Chief Justice that juveniles are to be tried by the most senior judges in the states. Furthermore, separate juvenile prosecution offices were established to have children investigated only by general prosecutors. Another development was the establishment of the Family and Child Unit by the Police to enable the police deal with child victims and reintegrate them in the community. Officers of the unit were highly trained on child protection in collaboration with UNICEF. One of the arrangements in this respect is the training of judges on juvenile justice administration and the establishment of a child department at the National Supreme Court to revise verdicts and appeals of children and advise competent courts accordingly. Work is currently underway to establish an integrated legal, legislative and administrative system for juvenile justice as stipulated by The Child Act, 2010 and in accordance with the steady development seen by the legislative framework in the Sudan in the field of juvenile justice. C- Children Accompanying Mothers in Prisons: Children accompanying their mothers in prison represent an important issue. Prison administrations do their best to solve problems with support from NGOs. Political decisions were taken to release mother prisoners with children in prison. Other important political decisions include Release of female prisoners who keep their children with them; Prohibition of detention of pregnant and breast feeding mothers charged with civil offences. Trial of women charged with criminal offences is to be postponed for two years. Reference has already been made in chapter five to the arrangements taken with regards to pregnant girls outside marriage as this is illegal in Sudan. Ever since the establishment of the Police Family and Child Unit it has shouldered the responsibility of dealing with children in conflict with the law. The Unit uses the services of experts such social workers, prosecutors, judges, providers of legal aid services and health workers specializing psychosocial support provision. D- Exploitation and Abuse Economic Exploitation and Child Labor: Sudanese legislations have prohibited economic exploitation and child labor. Article 36 of The Child Act, 2010 stipulated that Child labor is restricted to those below 14 years of age, with the exception of those working in grazing and agricultural works that are not 59

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