5.13.1 Most of the unsentenced inmates visited were reliant on legal aid from LASA. Most only saw their legal representatives at court on the days they were supposed to appear before a judge/magistrate. Prior consultation is virtually non-existent. According to the National Directorate of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) representatives present, both the LASA and the NDPP were under-resourced, and very few private attorneys were willing to assist inmates who could not afford their services. This contributed to the backlog.