the issue of congestion is not limited to Lagos prisons alone. The three prisons in Anambra State at Onitsha, Aguata and Awka, which were built by the Colonial administration in 1904, with a maximum capacity of 238 inmates, is already overflowing with inmates; 456 of whom are awaiting trial while 19 are convicted detainees.

Overview of the Nigerian Prisons

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