Foundation for Public Interest Law and Development has called on the federal and state governments to address the congestion and poor state of correctional centres
The Foundation for Public Interest Law and Development, a non-governmental organisation, has called on the federal and state governments to address the poor state of correctional centres in Nigeria.
IPD Day, marked every August 10, is dedicated to raising awareness about the plights of prisoners and the impacts of incarceration on their families. “Our Foundation empathizes with inmates in the 253 correctional centres in Nigeria, particularly, the 56,072 awaiting trial, representing 68% of the total population who are unlawfully incarcerated, dehumanised, stigmatised, and who have paid the ultimate price due to the deprivation of their fundamental rights. Many of these injustices stem from a lack of access to legal representation at the time of their trials,” the statement reads.
The organisation further called on state governments to make laws giving effect to the fifth alteration No.15 which allows states to own and manage correctional services, and to implement provisions for sufficient and sustainable funding for the judiciary.
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