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5 Dec
Yambali Umaru, a carpenter, was in detention for seven years after his friend alleged that he was a member of Boko Haram insurgents, in 2011. 
24 Oct
Prison Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) have called on the National Assembly to enact law to back up reintegration of ex-offenders into the society. PRAWA and NCoS said effective reformation, rehabilitation and reintegration of ex-offenders cannot be achieved through hate and stigmatisation. The groups disclosed this at the national…
5 Sep 2023
Stakeholder of prisoners'rehabilitation in Nigeria have reiterated calls for an end to torture of individuals in and the prosecution of torture perpetrators.
24 Jul 2023
After four years Nigerian Prisons Service changed its name to the Nigerian Correctional Service as one of the criteria to solve the problem of administration of the criminal justice system, the problem of prison congestion in the country still poses a huge threat to the security of the country.
23 Jul 2023
To decongest the Correctional Facilities across the country, the Director of Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), Dr Uju Agomoh, has tasked the Federal Government on the implementation of the Provision of Section 34 of the Administration ...
18 Jul 2023
Stakeholders holders in the corrections sector have called for sustainable strategies for reducing high number of pre-trial detainees in custodial centers for effective implementation of non-custodial measure.
11 May 2023
Stakeholders have deplored the high number of persons in detention without trial, saying the development was frustrating decongestion and reforms in correction centres. 

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