Ondo deputy gov urges inmates to acquire skills in custody
The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Dr Olayide Adelami, has charged the inmates at the Correctional Centre, Olokuta, to learn vocational skills while in prison to enable them to live a…
AbdulRazaq donates multi-million naira empowerment materials to Kwara inmates
The Kwara State Government has donated multi-million naira worth of essential materials to the Nigeria Correctional Service, Kwara State Command, to support the rehabilitation and welfare of inmates. The development…
Group call for access to justice, rehabilitation, celebrates release of 500 inmates
A group, the Anchor Heritage Initiative, has marked a major milestone in its mission to promote access to justice and restore hope by facilitating the release of 500 indigent inmates…
Owo Church Attack: Ondo AG hails death sentence for four criminal convicts
Ondo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Kayode Ajulo (SAN), has welcomed the Federal High Court judgment in Abuja which found four individuals guilty for their involvement in…
Awaiting trial kept over 500 inmates languishing in Zamfara Correctional Centers – NHRC
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has lamented that no fewer than 500 inmates are currently languishing in Zamfara State Correctional Centres without trial, demanding judicial authorities expedite action to ensure…
Jubilation as LASG frees 43 inmates, push to decongest prison
The Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu-led administration has approved the release of 43 inmates from correctional centres across Lagos, in a renewed push to decongest custodial facilities and strengthen criminal justice reforms…
Sanwo-Olu approves 43 inmates released from Lagos prison
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the release of 43 inmates from various correctional centres across the state as part of an ongoing initiative to decongest facilities and strengthen…
FG, states pardon over 8,300 inmates
No fewer than 8,300 inmates have been pardoned or had their sentences reduced at different custodial centres across the country between January 2022 and March 2026, as federal and state…
Wamakko secures freedom for 80 Sokoto inmates
No fewer than 80 inmates have been released from correctional facilities in Sokoto State under a Ramadan intervention sponsored by former governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko. The initiative, now a recurring…
Namadi pardons 12 inmates in Jigawa
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has granted state pardon to 12 convicted inmates as part of efforts to promote compassion, reconciliation, and social reintegration. The development was disclosed in…