2020 March

REFRESHER COURSE FOR MAGISTRATES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAW,2017 PART 1.

A workshop organized by the Abia State Judiciary,the Administration of Criminal justice Monitoring Committee in partnership with Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has just ended with a call for

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Covid19: Plan to decongest Nigeria’s Custodial Centres laudable – Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA)

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Facing growing coronavirus threat, Illinois prison officials release moms jailed with their babies: ‘Oh my goodness, there was no words’

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Malawi brings in new measures to fight Coronavirus: To decongest prisons, passenger buses

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Justice Ministry: 200 prisoners released early in Azerbaijan

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FG to grant amnesty to inmates, amends constitution

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COVID 19, Inmates and Petty Offences in Nigeria

Awaiting Trial inmate in Prison COVID 19, Inmates and Petty Offences in Nigeria By Ogechi Ogu It is common knowledge that the world is undergoing difficult times today owing to

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NON-CUSTODIAL MEASURES MARCH 2020
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PRAWA’s Position on the Strategies for Decongesting of Correctional Centers in Nigeria The Recommended Strategies:

There are 3 types of persons in custodial centers, namely: the innocent, the petty/minor offenders, and the serious offenders. The first 2 groups should be quickly determined and released. Those

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