How the new prison release scheme will work – and number of inmates to be freed
Hundreds of eligible offenders will leave jails in England and Wales on 1 October,…
34 prison inmates write First School Leaving Certificate exam in Umuahia
Abia State Government has conducted 2026 First School Leaving Certificate examination for 34 inmates…
Mutfwang grants absolute pardon to 134 prison inmates on Independence Day
Plateau State governor, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has exercised the prerogative of mercy entrenched in…
Death row inmates desperate to escape execution in Saudi Arabia call the BBC
Dozens of Ethiopians are awaiting execution - some called the BBC to tell their…
Independence anniversary: Kaduna govt releases 27 inmates
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has granted clemency to 27 inmates in correctional…
Kano Chief Judge orders release of seven inmates on medical grounds
The Chief Judge of Kano State, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, has ordered the release…
28 inmates acquire computer skills in Ogun
Twenty-eight inmates of the Old Abeokuta Custodial Centre in Ibara, Ogun State on Friday graduated from…
Clashes as Venezuelan prisoners protest over alleged mistreatment
The director of a prison in the Venezuelan state of Barinas has been sacked…
48 on death row, 531 await trial in Calabar correctional centre
Forty-eight inmates, including a woman, are currently on death row at the Afokang Correctional…
Democracy Day: Uba Sani grants clemency to 97 inmates
The Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani has granted clemency to 97 eligible inmates…
Taraba moves to decongest Jalingo Custodial Centre, considers amnesty for deserving inmates
The Taraba State Government has commenced moves to decongest the Jalingo Medium Security Custodial…
Ninety-eight Nigerians jailed in Ethiopia set to be repatriated home
About 98 Nigerians serving prison sentences in Ethiopia are set to be repatriated to…
From mobility to justice: Chisco donates luxury buses, supports inmate rehabilitation
The Chisco Group has donated two buses to the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ikoyi,…
NCoS releases first 10 inmates under parole system
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has released 10 inmates under the provisions of the…
Amnesty calls for emergency at Kano prison after six suspected cholera deaths
Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the Nigerian authorities to immediately declare an emergency…
Gov Uba Sani gives freed inmates N100k each after granting clemency
Governor Uba Sani has fulfilled his promise to support former inmates released under his…
