The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Afam Osigwe, has disclosed that over 65 per cent of inmates in the 244 correctional centres across Nigeria are awaiting trial. Osigwe made ...

The NCoS chief wants the Attorney-General of the Federation, and the Inspector-General of Police to ensure that awaiting trial persons’ cases are fast-tracked. Many of the ATPs are charged with ...

We are pushing for these standards to be enforced across the entire justice system—this includes all agencies and ...

Supervision of officials in uniform or with power, with stick or a gun is a neglected responsibility of LGAs, state and ...

The Nigeria Citizen Action Group ... Other areas of positive reforms listed by the group are prison reforms through enhancing correctional facilities and implementing policies that promote ...

The Department of Prisons has set a capacity of 75 inmates including 50 men but it currently houses 166 inmates, according to Jailer Dil Bahadur KC. The prison now has 154 male jailbirds, 10 women and ...

JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng's tackling classroom overcrowding in a big way.

Indian Railways is struggling with overcrowding and transport issues as passengers flock to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh. Despite additional special trains, premium services like First AC are ...

Here are some of the NCS functions. The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCOS), formerly known as the Nigerian Prison Service (NPS), is a government agency in Nigeria that operates prisons. It is the ...

Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the detention of eleven Chinese and one Filipino at the Ikoyi prison and Kirikiri Correctional Centre over ...