The government says it is currently constructing new prisons across the country in order to alleviate overcrowding. (irinnews.org)
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N3.5 billion for the purchase of 320 operational vehicles for Nigeria Prison Service as part of efforts to decongest prisons across the country. (punchng.com)
Although the decision applies only to federal prisons, Eric Gottardi, a senior partner at the Vancouver criminal litigation firm Peck and Company, hopes that wardens and other administrators in provincial prisons across the country will look at this judgment and alter their practices accordingly. (canadianlawyermag.com)