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KENYA: Prison tales shed light on grim life of inmates
Omar Ismael ,64 Enter a prison and brace yourself for the...
Read moreNIGERIA: Coalition seeks decriminalization of petty offences in Nigeria
Civil Society Organizations and Professional bodies in Nigeria have expressed worry at the rate poor...
Read moreKENYA: Number of Petty Offenders in Prisons Alarming
Mombasa senator Mohammed Faki has decried the increasing number of petty offenders congesting Kenyan prisons....
Read moreNIGERIA: Prostitution, hawking ‘should not be treated as criminal offences’
Uju Agomoh, executive director of the Prisons Rehabilitation and Welfare Actions (PRAWA), says prostitution, hawking...
Read moreNIGERIA: Community service to reduce prison crowding
Nigeria is grappling with overcrowded prisons and a backlog in court cases. In a bid...
Read moreRemedy to prison overcrowding identified
Mr Nelson Basubinin Duut, Director of Prisons Technical and Services, on Thursday suggested that Prison...
Read moreCHRAJ Calls for Decriminalization of Petty Offences
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has called on stakeholders in the...
Read moreKENYA: There are alternatives to criminal prosecution for the justice system
Recently, key criminal justice players in Kenya, led by the Office of the...
Read moreGHANA: Government urged to set targets to reduce prison population
Mr Edmund Amarkwei Foley, a human rights activist, has urged the Government to set national...
Read moreNIGERIA: 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,...
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