1,754 Inmates Share 600 Capacity Prison Building In Enugu

A total of 1,754 inmates are currently being housed at Enugu maximum prison, while 160 condemned prisoners have been on the death roll for years awaiting the hangman’s noose, against the prison’ initial 600 capacity. This was revealed at a one-day strategy meeting of stakeholders in the justice and prisoners welfare sector organised by the Catholic Institute for Development Justice and Peace, CIDJAP, in Enugu, over the weekend.  The institute therefore urged Government to do something about it fast, and it’s not in any way hygienic for eight people to share a room meant for two.
Eight people sleep in a room instead of two people. The institute however cried out to Government to do something about it.