Tag: Prisoners
Gov. Fintiri Pardons 18 Prisoners to Mark Independence Day
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has approved the release of 18 prisoners serving various jail terms in the state in commemoration of Nigeria’s 59th Independent ... Read More
Group Suggests Establishment of CMS to Decongest Prisons
The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO), has appealed to the Federal Government to establish a Case Management System(CMS) to promptly ... Read More
Company Secures Release of 150 Prisoners In 2 months
A Kano based firm, Jaffatu General Enterprises Company said it secured the release of 150 inmates from various prisons in the last two months. The ... Read More
Kaduna Gets New Facilities To Decongest Prisons
The Controller, Kaduna Prison Command, Mr Yazid Alhassan, says the command has commenced the construction of three facilities to decongest prisons in the state. Alhassan on ... Read More
Indonesia Ignores Criticism, To Resume Executions Of Drug Traffickers
Indonesia government says it would resume executions of prisoners on death row for drug trafficking and murder. Attorney General, Muhammad Prasetyo, said this in Jakarta. The ... Read More
Legal Aid Council of Nigeria Holds National Conference
By Femi Okeowo With the rising number of mentally-ill persons in the nation’s prisons, the provision of treatment centres for them is taking centre stage. ... Read More