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118 inmates have escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, after a downpour on Wednesday night, April 24,  caused extensive damage to the facility.   This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson, Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Adamu Duza, …

A California prison dubbed ‘The Rape Club’ has been raided by the FBI after multiple inmates were allegedly forced to pose naked and have sex on video   The operation, which saw FBI agents haul boxes of evidence from the Dublin facility Monday, follows an investigation that put an ex-warden …

The Haitian government has declared a state of emergency after thousands of inmates escaped from its largest prison following an explosion of gang-led violence over the weekend. The government cited the “deterioration of security,” notably in the capital Port-au-Prince, and “increasingly violent criminal acts perpetrated by armed gangs,” including kidnappings …

Inmates in the Correctional Center in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, today March 1,  staged a protest in the facility over the proposed reduction in their food supply.   The inmates became agitated after getting wind of the decision to reduce their food supply. The agitated inmates refused to …

A woman who donates sanitary pads to prisons for female inmates has claimed that the pads are not getting to the inmates.   She alleged that the pads were being diverted by prison officials.   She wrote: “Nigeria’s not even a real place.   “You’ll be emptying your account supplying …

Fifty-one inmates of Yolde Pate Correctional Centre in Adamawa state have been confirmed to be infected with scabies.    According to the state’s epidemiologist, Damba Kwinke, the first case was recorded in August 2023. He further revealed that investigations revealed that some of the individuals held in the Criminal Investigation …

The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, in Katsina, has recaptured two awaiting trial inmates who previously escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Katsina on October 17, 2023.  Following their escape, a joint effort involving various security agencies was swiftly launched to track down the fugitives.  A statement released on …

A social media influencer, Cross, has said that 70% of inmates in Kirikiri Women’s Prison, Lagos, are there for murder or manslaughter over boyfriends or husbands cheating on them.     “Visit the Kirikiri female prison in Lagos, built to accommodate 500 to 600 inmates, but have over a thousand …

The state’s chief judge says it’s wrong to keep minors in the same facility with adult offenders. Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice Aisha Bashir, expressed misgivings on Tuesday in Lafia …

Five inmates of the Kuje Custodial Centre have bagged university degrees in various disciplines at the National Open University of Nigeria.   Speaking during the presentation of certificates to the graduands in Abuja on Monday July 17, the Controller General, Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, said education was a potent …