In conformity with the UN minimum standard rules for the treatment of prisoners, the Council of Ministers has issued „Council of Ministers Regulations on the Treatment of Federal Prisoners No. 138/2007‟ to ensure respect of human rights for prisoners. Strict disciplinary punitive measures are provided under Regulation No. 137/2007 (the Council of Ministers Federal Prison Warden„s Administration) in cases of human rights violations. In collaboration with other stakeholders, the federal prison administration gives free legal aid services for prisoners upon request. Hence, in the year 2011 the Federal Prisons Administration arranged for free legal aid services to 8,729 prisoners. A National Prison Administrations Strategic Plan is also being implemented in order to standardize the treatment of and provision of services to prisoners at federal and regional levels. The justice sector reform program designed to increase the effectiveness and the efficiency of law makers, courts of law and law enforcement organs is being implemented through training and the implementation of new working strategies. Part of the program relating to the courts of law is organized by the Federal Supreme Court while the remainder is overseen by the ministry of justice. The Federal Supreme Court has led a Children„s Justice Project with the purpose of ensuring that the rights of the child enshrined under the FDRE constitution are fully implemented and to create a justice system which is adaptable to children„s need is created. As a result, the project office has been carrying out research studies on the justice system and children for several years. Various training has been given for judges, prosecutors, police officers, and prison administration officers with regard to treatment of children. The introduction of real time dispatches for speedy investigation, charging and sentencing of particularly simple medium, criminal offences in which all relevant evidence is available) both at federal and regional courts, justice bureaus and police commissions has shown commendable results in ensuring speedy trials. A sentencing manual implemented in all courts throughout the nation has been prepared by the federal Supreme Court. This has provided for a significant reduction in the attrition rate, backlog, and the year-to year carryover of cases. It has also improved the predictability and fairness of cases. The case and data management system of Federal and some regional courts has now been upgraded to a database system with tape-recording and transcription of testimonies during trial. A federal 55