Mile 2 Prison 2 Prison on charges of sedition after writing a letter critical of the government. On 23 August 2012, nine inmates were ordered to be executed by lethal injection on the orders of Yahya Jammeh, including one inmate whose death sentence had recently been commuted to life. These were the first executions to be carried out in Gambia since 1981. Mile 2 Prison Mile 2 Prison is a notorious penal institution in the West African country of The Gambia that is located on the highway between Serrekunda and the capital city of Banjul, across the road from a military barracks. Officially
Banjul and a relatively short wet season covering the remaining four months. However, during those four months, Banjul tends to see heavy precipitation. August is usually the rainiest month, with on average 500 mm of precipitation falling. Temperatures are somewhat constant, though it tends to be slightly cooler during the wet season than the dry season. According to a Gambian government minister, Banjul is at risk of submerging under water by a metre rise in sea levels as a result of climate change and global warming. The primary method reaching the city by land is by roadway. A highway connects Banjul