PRAWA identifies with the Hon Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on his recent call for urgent decongestion of ‘Jails’ in Nigeria and recommends that as a matter of urgency, all stakeholders in the criminal justice administration both at state and federal levels partner on the development of sustainable mechanisms aimed at ensuring reduction and control of the population of Awaiting trial persons in custody. It is also highly recommended that proposed interventions to address congestion in custody are not on Adhoc basis but should be sustained using various available oversight mechanisms .