FG to grant amnesty to inmates, amends constitution
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COVID 19, Inmates and Petty Offences in Nigeria
Awaiting Trial inmate in Prison COVID 19, Inmates and Petty Offences in Nigeria By Ogechi Ogu It is common knowledge that the world is undergoing difficult times today owing to
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PRAWA’s Position on the Strategies for Decongesting of Correctional Centers in Nigeria The Recommended Strategies:
There are 3 types of persons in custodial centers, namely: the innocent, the petty/minor offenders, and the serious offenders. The first 2 groups should be quickly determined and released. Those
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‘Nigerian Correctional Service Act conforms to international best practices’
Dr. Uju Agomoh is a lawyer and prison reform activist. In this interview with Assistant Editor, Law and Foreign Affairs, JOSEPH ONYEKWERE and YETUNDE AYOBAMI OJO, she explains some of the salient contents
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PRAWA canvasses enforcement of Correctional Service Act
Dr Uju Agomoh, Executive Director, Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), on Tuesday called for effective enforcement of the Correctional Service Act, for better service delivery. Agomoh, who said this
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1 st NARRATIVE PROGRESS REPORT ON DECLASSIFICATION AND DECRIMINALIZATION OF PETTY OFFENCE IN NIGERIA
Click here: 1st NARRATIVE PROGRESS REPORT ON DECLASSIFICATION AND DECRIMINALIZATION OF PETTY OFFENCE IN NIGERIA
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ENUGU – PRISONERS’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action, PRAWA, has called on governments to review its criminal laws to stop jailing people for petty offences. The group made this call in
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Stop jailing people for petty offences, PRAWA tells Lagos, others
An advocacy group, Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action, has called on the governments of Lagos, Abia, Enugu and Kano states as well as the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to review
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PETTY offences’ criminalisation, leading to arbitrary arrests and detention, is widespread, a report by the Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) and Open Society Initiative of West Africa (OSIWA) has
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