Locals being encouraged to utilise the services being offered this month

The Legal Aid Council (LAC) is inviting Jamaicans to come out and access services through its Mobile Justice Unit, which is will be going across the island this month.

Persons, who come to the Mobile Justice Units can access legal advice and information in relation to land matters, divorce and any legal matter those persons may want advice on. They can also access other services, including legal assignment for criminal matters, facilitate referrals for civil matters and assist persons with expungement.

Visits will begin tomorrow (June 2) at the Justice Centre in St Thomas and travel the next day, June 3 to the Justice Centre in St James.

On June 6, persons living in Hanover can visit the Justice Centre to access the unit and, on June 8, the Justice Centre in Westmoreland will host the engagement.

More on the mobile unit’s itinerary

On June 9, the mobile unit will travel to the Trelawny Justice Centre and on June 10 will be in May Pen at the Clarendon Justice Centre. On June 14, the Manchester Justice Centre will host the mobile unit, which on June 15 will venture to the Denham Town Justice Centre in West Kingston.

On June 16, the St Elizabeth Justice Centre in Santa Cruz will be the next location and on June 21, the unit will be at the St Ann Justice Centre. Visits are also slated for Tower Hill in Kingston on June 22; the Justice Centre in St Mary on June 23 and the Portland and August Town Justice Centres on June 24.

All services offered by the units are free of cost. For more information, persons can call 876-948-6999.

Dian Watson, executive director of the Council, explains that the Mobile Justice Units have visited every parish since the start of the year.

In 2017, the Ministry of Justice, through the LAC, launched the Mobile Justice Unit initiative, which is intended to improve legal representation for vulnerable persons in marginalised and deep rural communities.